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Some Account of the Life and Writings of Mrs. Trimmer: With Original Letters and Meditations and Prayers, Selected from Her Journal
by Mrs. Sarah Trimmer
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: F.C. and J. Rivington, and J. Johnson and Co.; and J. Hatchard, 1814. 1st Edition . Very Good. 5.5 x 8.75 inches (14 x 22 cm). Complete two volume set. Contemporary full blue straight grain morocco leather bindings by T. Rogerson, Blackburn. Boards with gilt and blind tooled borders. Spines with gilt ruled compartments. Single gilt fillet to board edges. Gilt decorated turn-ins. All edges gilt, Marbled endpapers. Some rubbing and light marking to leather. Good solid bindings with no cracking to joints. Gift inscription to verso of front free endpaper in both volumes: 'Alice Sudell, the gift of her affectionate mother, July 16th 1818'. Engraved portrait frontis to volume I with light foxing, and offsetting to title page. A few lightly pencilled margin notes, text is otherwise very clean throughout. Lacking the half titles and ads. First printing of the diaries of prolific children's author Sarah Trimmer. . Overall condition is Very Good. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: Europe £14.65; USA £27.60; Oceania £30.50; Rest of World £25.15. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. Size: 5.5 x 8.75 inches (14 x 22 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo. xi, [1], 359; 348
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- Bookseller
- Tarrington Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1230E011
- Title
- Some Account of the Life and Writings of Mrs. Trimmer: With Original Letters and Meditations and Prayers, Selected from Her Journal
- Author
- Mrs. Sarah Trimmer
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- F.C. and J. Rivington, and J. Johnson and Co.; and J. Hatchard
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1814
- Size
- 5.5 x 8.75 inches (14 x 22 cm)
- Keywords
- Georgian Children's Author, Juvenile Literature, Auto_Biography
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Bindings; Biography & Autobiography;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Tarrington Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Tarrington Books
Biblio member since 2015
Tarrington, Herefordshire
About Tarrington Books
A family run bookshop located in the heart of rural Herefordshire. Large selection of children's literature, crime fiction, military, history, travel, vintage paperbacks, quality antiquarian volumes & fine bindings. We offer free UK postage on all items and pride ourselves on our safe packaging and rapid dispatch of orders. Browsers welcome by appointment.
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