RETROSPECTION
by PIOZZI, Hester Lynch
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
1801. PIOZZI, Hester Lynch. RETROSPECTION: or, A Review of the Most Striking and Important Events, Characters, Situations and their Consequences, which the last eighteen hundred years have presented to the View of Mankind. With a portrait of the author. In two volumes. London: John Stockdale, 1801. First edition. 461, 540 pp. + [4] pp. adv. Engraved frontispiece portrait in Volume 1; it is heavily foxed. 4to., contemporary mottled calf, spines decorated in gilt, black lettering-pieces to spine. Early ink ownership to ffep. Light to moderate foxing throughout text. The calf is edgeworn with surface abrasions. The joints are starting; one board is nearly detached. Mrs. Piozzi's attempt at a popular history, Retrospection was drubbed by the critics; nonetheless, one cannot help but admire the woman and her plan. A good copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Boston Book Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 58848
- Title
- RETROSPECTION
- Author
- PIOZZI, Hester Lynch
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1801
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Boston Book Company
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Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
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Specializing in East Asian Books with Aesthetic Interest, Japanese Books with Original Art, English and American Literature, Women's Books and the Generally Intriguing!
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Established in 1979, Boston Book Company offers rare and interesting books in a broad range of subjects. Our areas of particular expertise: Japanese artist books of all eras, East Asian art in general, photographica, local history, women's books, English and American literature..
We are always eager to learn something new.... Every collector brings a novel approach to our shared love of books.
Welcome!
Helen Kelly
Charles Vilnis
David Fredette
James Desrosiers
Elizabeth Fragala
Glossary
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...