The Library Companion or The Young Man's guide and The Old Man's Comfort, in the Choice of a Library
by Dibdin, Rev. T.F
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- Hardcover
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- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
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About This Item
Harding, Triphook, and Lepard, London, 1824 8.75 X 5.75" in leather with 5 raised bands. Light water(?) stain across lower corners of covers - NOT inside book. Some rubbing at extrmities. Both ends spine just starting to fray. Spine darkened and rough feeling as though exposed to fire. Gilding on spine, cover design and page edges still bright. Binding good. 912pp. Armorial bookplate inside front cover: (The Earl Gower). An Early bibliography. D.D.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket.
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- Title
- The Library Companion or The Young Man's guide and The Old Man's Comfort, in the Choice of a Library
- Author
- Dibdin, Rev. T.F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Harding, Triphook, and Lepard, London, 1824
- Keywords
- BIBLIOGRAPHY, LIBRARIES, BOOKS, BOOK COLLECTING, BOOKS ABOUT
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