Lives of British Statesmen
by MACDIARMID, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: printed by T.Bensley for Longman Hurst Rees and Orme, 1807. Hardcover. Good+. Large 4to. xiii, 577, [3], 29p. + 6p. ads, 4 engraved portraits. Contemporary calf, rubbed. Essays on Thomas More, William Cecil, Thomas Wentworth and Edward Hyde. Formerly in the collection of the College of New Rochelle Library with corresponding bookplate and perforated stamp to title. A few marks in pencil, but generally speaking text is clean and bright throughout. Housed in a handsome burgundy clamshell box with labels lettered in gilt.
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- Bookseller
- Sanctuary Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- D15679
- Title
- Lives of British Statesmen
- Author
- MACDIARMID, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- printed by T.Bensley for Longman Hurst Rees and Orme
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1807
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Clamshell Box
- A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.