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Addisoniana: In two Volumes [2 volumes in one]
by Phillips, Richard
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: Richd. Phillips, 1803. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 volumes in one: xxiv, 242, 260, [14] p., 2 frontispieces and 7 folded leaves of facsimile letters; 16 cm. C. 1900 binding: half dark blue faux-morocco cloth with six spine compartments between raised bands and gilt-tooled title in second compartment; marbled paper over boards. Title vignettes. Attributed by Halkett and Laing to Sir Richard Phillips. No date of publication. Preface, vol. 2 frontispiece, and 4 of the folded facsimile plates are dated 1803. Former owner's stamp on front fixed endpaper: Folwell Legendre, Hammond, La. Former owner name at head of vol. 1 title page: W. Ransom. Joseph Addison (1672-1719), English essayist, playwright, and poet, is best remembered for his contributions to The Tatler and The Spectator. In Very Good Condition: boards are slightly rubbed; one folded leaf is starting to separate at fold; frontispieces, title pages, and first few pages are somewhat foxed; otherwise, clean and tight.
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- Bookseller
- Classic Books and Ephemera
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005063
- Title
- Addisoniana: In two Volumes [2 volumes in one]
- Author
- Phillips, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Richd. Phillips
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1803
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- Biography & Autobiography;
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
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