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An Essay Upon Gaming, in a Dialogue Between Callimachus and Dolomedes
by COLLIER, JEREMY
- Used
- Condition
- Edges slightly rubbed; fine copy.
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed by J. Morphew, 1713, 1713. First edition. ESTC 66953; Goldsmiths' 5090; not found in NCBEL. Edges slightly rubbed; fine copy.. 8vo, modern brown half calf period style, marbled paper boards, gilt lettering. With half-title. A discussion about the injurious effects of gambling on the character and the purse in a dialogue between Callimachus and Dolomedes, set in early 18th century England. Jeremy Collier (1650-1726) was famous for his A Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage and the "Collier Controversy" that ensued. This dialogue was later collected in Collier's Essays Upon Several Moral Subjects (1720).
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- Bookseller
- The Brick Row Book Shop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28901
- Title
- An Essay Upon Gaming, in a Dialogue Between Callimachus and Dolomedes
- Author
- COLLIER, JEREMY
- Format/Binding
- ESTC 66953; Goldsmiths' 5090; not found in NCBEL
- Book Condition
- Used - Edges slightly rubbed; fine copy.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- London: Printed by J. Morphew, 1713
- Date Published
- 1713
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- First Edition
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