Beauties of Paley, Consisting of Selections from his Theological, Moral, and Political Works
by PALEY (William). HOWARD (Alfred):
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed by T. Davison, For Thomas Tegg..., [no date], [c. 1840]. 12mo, 130 x 82 mms., pp. [ii], 212, engraved portrait by Charles Heath of Paley as frontispiece, contemporary half green sheepskin, binder's cloth,, red morocco label; portrait a little foxed and off-setting on title-page, but a good copy. Howard compiled many of these volumes, published a series, The Beauties of Literature, Consisting of Classic Selections from the Most Eminent British and Foreign Authors, c. 1830 - 1840, consisting of at least 15 volumes.
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- Bookseller
- John Price Antiquarian Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7827
- Title
- Beauties of Paley, Consisting of Selections from his Theological, Moral, and Political Works
- Author
- PALEY (William). HOWARD (Alfred):
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Printed by T. Davison, For Thomas Tegg..., [no date], [c. 1840]
- Keywords
- anthology beauties literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- anthology;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...