Passages from the diary of a late physician
by WARREN, Samuel
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons, 1838. In three volumes. [5], viii-xii, 338; [4], 354; [4], 509pp, [1]. Without half-titles. Contemporary half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled boards, brown morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed and a trifle marked. Marbled endpapers, very occasional light spotting. Contemporary ownership inscriptions of J. T. Coleridge to front blank fly-leaves of all volumes. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of title page of Vol. I: 'The Honble. Mr. Justice Coleridge / with the author's compliments / 9th Dec. 1837'. The first published work of English barrister and novelist Samuel Warren's (1807-1877), Passages from the diary of a late physician, initially serialised in Blackwood's Magazine from 1831 to 1827, made his literary reputation. The immediate success of the book rested on the sensational and melodramatic atmosphere of the stories which parade the horrors of debauchery, disease, madness, and death with an almost erotic fascination. John Taylor Coleridge (1790-1876), nephew of the Romantic poet, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, judge, and sometime editor of the Quarterly Review. . Fifth edition. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ26069
- Title
- Passages from the diary of a late physician
- Author
- WARREN, Samuel
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Fifth edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Blackwood & Sons
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1838
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- Literature
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Antiquates Ltd
Antiquates Ltd was established by Tom Lintern-Mole in 2007; we travel far and wide to buy, sell, and advise on rare books and manuscripts.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
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We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
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Antiquates Ltd
Biblio member since 2008
Wareham, Dorset
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Marbled boards
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