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remains of Sr. Walter Raleigh; viz Maxims of State. Advice to his Son: his Sons advice to his Father; His Sceptick.....
by Walter Raleigh
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/N
- Seller
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Birsay, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Henry Mortlock , 1675 A very good copy in newer full leather binding with frontispiece portrait. The calf binding has a flat spine without titles and with 6 ruled gilt lines. Boards are plain. It is in near fine clean condition. Newer endpapers have been added. Signature of John Knight (made twice more) on verso of frontispiece. Contents are in very good clean condition with decorative headpieces. With frontispiece; title; contents list 4pp; list of publications 4 pp; text pp 1-396. A number of the individual pieces have their own title page and all are dated 1675. There is small loss to the side edge of p 85/6, and to the bottom corner of p181/2. Small side edge tear at p 209.
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- Bookseller
- E C Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033110
- Title
- remains of Sr. Walter Raleigh; viz Maxims of State. Advice to his Son: his Sons advice to his Father; His Sceptick.....
- Author
- Walter Raleigh
- Format/Binding
- Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- N
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry Mortlock
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1675
- Size
- 24mo - over 5 - 5�" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- walter raleigh; seventeenth century history;
- Bookseller catalogs
- HISTORY;
Terms of Sale
E C Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
E C Books
Biblio member since 2011
Birsay, Orkney
About E C Books
E C Books is a small online bookselling business, specialising in pre 20th century works:natural history, science, history, and travel, aiming for rarer and more unusual books. Our largest stock area is Natural History, where we have a good range of books from the 1700-1800's, many finely illustrated. Other areas include children's books, particularly late 1800's-early 1900's - again illustrated; and literature pre 1900.When you order books from us we ensure that they are properly packed to protect condition, and we always use recorded or 'signed for' postal services for more secure delivery. Please note that we have recently moved to the beautiful Orkney Islands, where we intend to open a bookshop over the next year. Because of our location we cannot guarantee 'next day' delivery but we will get your purchase to you as quickly and safely as we can.Please note that the buyer is responsible for the payment of any tax or duty on import.
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
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