Imaginary Conversations of Literary Men and Statesmen (5 vols)
by Landor, Walter Savage
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good +
- Seller
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edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Henry Colburn, 1826. Second edition. Hardcover. Good +. Complete in 5 volumes The Second Edition, New and Enlarged. Published1826 - 1829. 8vo. Brown cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. 512 + 632 + 546 + 326 + 548 + 4pp. publisher's adverts. Vol I missing a small piece at top of spine, some foxing to front and rear. & some shelf wear. Pictorial bookplates of former owner’s personal library on front pastedowns. Inner books very good & clean, some pages still uncut. These are imagined conversation between the great and the good ranging from emperors, statesmen, poets, philosophers to other interesting individuals, coming from different ages, from classical times to the early 19th century. ***Over 2kg and may require extra overseas postage***
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- Bookseller
- Bird's Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1070
- Title
- Imaginary Conversations of Literary Men and Statesmen (5 vols)
- Author
- Landor, Walter Savage
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second edition
- Publisher
- Henry Colburn
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1826
- Keywords
- conversations, literary, historical
- Bookseller catalogs
- Philosophy and Logic; Literature & Criticism;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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