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The Town Talk, the Fish Pool, the Plebeian, the Old Whig, the Spinster, etc. Now First Collected with Notes and Illustrations
by Authors of the Tatler, Spectator, and Guardian (Steele, Richard)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- Seller
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Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
London: John Nichols, 1789. First Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather). Very Good Condition. Half 19th century calf over green cloth with a bit of the original spine laid down, hinges rubbed but sound. Front endpapers replaced, scattered light foxing, a few small damps stains, 331-335 stained on the bottom right touching some text, very clean otherwise. 2 plates, 452pp. In a custom cloth slipcase. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Humour; Essays & Literary Criticism. Inventory No: 045740.
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- Bookseller
- Pazzo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 045740
- Title
- The Town Talk, the Fish Pool, the Plebeian, the Old Whig, the Spinster, etc. Now First Collected with Notes and Illustrations
- Author
- Authors of the Tatler, Spectator, and Guardian (Steele, Richard)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Half Leather)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Nichols
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1789
- Keywords
- Humour; Essays & Literary Criticism. NOISBN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Humour;
Terms of Sale
Pazzo Books
Returns accepted for any reason within 30 days of shipment - full refund less shipping. If we have made a mistake, we will pay shipping both ways. Institutions billed according to their requirements.
About the Seller
Pazzo Books
Biblio member since 2003
Roslindale, Massachusetts
About Pazzo Books
For years an open shop in the Boston neighborhoods of Roslindale and West Roxbury, now by appointment only and back in Roslindale. We carry a range of rare and out of print books with strengths in literature, cookery and early printing. We are members of the ABAA and ILAB.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Calf
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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