The shipwreck; / by William Falconer. With a sketch of his life
by Falconer, William (1732-1769)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
London : Printed for Walker and Edwards; F.C. and J. Rivington; J. Nunn; Cadell and Davies; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown; ... [and 12 others], 1817. First Edition. Hardcover. Provenance: Theodor Henking [bookplate]. Acceptable copy in the original gilt-blocked boards. Spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt with raised bands. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; iv, [5]-96 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 12�. Subjects; Falconer, William 1732-1769. English poetry. Shipwrecks ; Poetry. Poets; historical.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 333645
- Title
- The shipwreck; / by William Falconer. With a sketch of his life
- Author
- Falconer, William (1732-1769)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- London : Printed for Walker and Edwards; F.C. and J. Rivington; J. Nunn; Cadell and Davies; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown
- Date Published
- 1817
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Acceptable
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.