The Greatest Plague of Life: or The Adventures of a Lady in Search of a Good Servant
by Mayhew, The Brothers (Edited by)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Item Price
NZ$423.50NZ$359.97
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About This Item
London: David Bogue. Hardcover. Good+. George Cruikshank. An undated later printing; in original rose-colored embossed cloth, but rebacked; new cloth spine and gilt-decorated title label; new hinges; Japanese paper used to repair crack at title page. Good+ (corners bumped; several bumps to rear board with short tears along foreedge and three deep gouges to side edge, reveals board; cloth faded to light brown away from middle; chip at top corner of frontispiece and few odd stains; plates in good shape but toned near edges); 285pp + 12 plates.
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- Bookseller
- Page 1 Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12278
- Title
- The Greatest Plague of Life: or The Adventures of a Lady in Search of a Good Servant
- Author
- Mayhew, The Brothers (Edited by)
- Illustrator
- George Cruikshank
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- David Bogue
- Place of Publication
- London
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Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- Title Page
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.