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A Jacobean Letter-Writer: The Life and Times of John Chamberlain
by Edward Phillips Statham
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No jacket
- Seller
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Inverness, Highland, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$35.82NZ$26.86
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About This Item
A Jacobean Letter-Writer: The Life and Times of John Chamberlain by Edward Phillips Statham Hardback, year unstated but believed to be 1920, published by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner &. Co., Ltd., London, 248 pages + xvi and 40-page publisher catalogue at rear.
Measures around 9" by 5 3/4" by 1 1/8". Dark blue cloth binding, gilt facsimile signature to front board, gilt lettering to spine. A little discolouration to spine, patches of speckled discolouration to front board. Scuffing and a little marking, some signs of shelf-wear, slightly bumped corners. Binding reasonably firm. Page edges browned and scuffed. Lower edges deckled, a little rough, presumably having been cut. Previous owner bookplate to front pastedown and inscription to front free endpaper. A little marking to endpapers, the occasional mark to page surfaces but otherwise clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information
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- Bookseller
- GN Books and Prints
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- #BIBLIO-361
- Title
- A Jacobean Letter-Writer: The Life and Times of John Chamberlain
- Author
- Edward Phillips Statham
- Format/Binding
- Hardback, cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner &. Co., Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- Circa 1920
- Pages
- 248+
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- History, Great Britain
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
GN Books and Prints
Biblio member since 2022
Inverness, Highland
About GN Books and Prints
Seller based in the Scottish Highlands, dealing in a variety of books, including antiquarian, vintage and modern.
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