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LADY CHARLOTTE SCHREIBER'S JOURNALS: CONFIDENCES OF A COLLECTOR OF CERAMICS & ANTIQUES... -- Two Volume Set Complete
by Schreiber, Charlotte; Guest, Montague J. (edited by); Mew, Egan (annotations by)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1911-01-01. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. John Lane (Ballantyne Press); London, 1911. Hardcover. Complete 2 Volume Set. This set is heavy and additional shipping cost may apply. A Very Good, blue binding with gilt lettering on front board and spine, binding intact, some rubbing to white spine illustrations, TEG with some blemishes, some handling/rub marks to boards, deckle fore-edge and bottom text block edge, bit of age toning to pages, spine buckram starting to separate from backing material, bit of waring to buckram on spine Volume 1 only, starting hinges, some fraying to spine edges with small tears to spine edge buckram, previous owner bookplate affirmed to front pastedown of both Volumes, without Dust wrapper. A nice and clean set. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], (Vol.1) 503pp., (Vol.2) 542pp., indexed, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1036287
- Title
- LADY CHARLOTTE SCHREIBER'S JOURNALS: CONFIDENCES OF A COLLECTOR OF CERAMICS & ANTIQUES... -- Two Volume Set Complete
- Author
- Schreiber, Charlotte; Guest, Montague J. (edited by); Mew, Egan (annotations by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Lane, The Bodley Head
- Date Published
- 1911-01-01
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 1.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
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