Camilla: or, a picture of youth. By the author of Evelina and Cecilia. In three volumes. ...
by BURNEY, Frances
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Deal, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Dublin Printed by William Porter, for G. Burnet, [and 23 others], 1796. 1796 12mo. Three volumes. Contemporary mottled calf bindings, the spines with two labels. Vol. 3 has a small repair to the leather at the foot of the spine, otherwise a very good set. Donegal bookplate of Andrew Ferguson in each volume. The contents are clean and tight. Published the same year as the London first edition.
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- Bookseller
- COBNAR BOOKS
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7771
- Title
- Camilla: or, a picture of youth. By the author of Evelina and Cecilia. In three volumes. ...
- Author
- BURNEY, Frances
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Dublin Printed by William Porter, for G. Burnet, [and 23 others]
- Date Published
- 1796
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
COBNAR BOOKS
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Deal, Kent
About COBNAR BOOKS
Trading online and at bookfairs since 1995 and a PBFA member since 1997. Visitors by appointment only. We carry a small stock, specialising in Antiquarian, Academic, Provincial Printing and other bibliographical oddities.
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- G
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- Bookplate
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- Tight
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- First Edition
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- 12mo
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