Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times. In Three Volumes.
by Anthony, Earl of Shaftesbury
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
1723. All volumes full leather with pannelled spine. Gilt decoration very worn. Leather also very worn especially at extremities. Spine ends worn away. All pages speckled red. Vol:1. 364 pages. Both gutters split. New endpapers. Damp stain to top margin of prelims and first few pages. Vol: 2. 443 pages. Both gutters loose. Front pastedown has bookplate of Charles Mandevile and part of his signature in black ink. Damp stain to lower corner of pages 11 to 24 and another affecting lower margins of pages 345 to end, including back endpapers. Vol: 3. 391 pages followed by Index to all three volumes. Both gutters loose. Front pastedown has bookplate of Charles Mandevile and his signature and `Trin:Col 1744` in black ink. Small damp stain to lower margins from page 367 to end, including back endpapers.. Third Edition. Leather. Good. Octavo.
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- Bookseller
- Bookcase (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34198
- Title
- Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times. In Three Volumes.
- Author
- Anthony, Earl of Shaftesbury
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Date Published
- 1723
- Size
- Octavo
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Bookcase
Biblio member since 2009
Carlisle, Cumbria
About Bookcase
A Georgian four-floor antiquarian bookshop in Carlisle's historic quarter specialising in Cumbria, Scotland, Mountaineering and rare finds. We are a friendly business, which was started by a local family and is run by friendly and experienced team members.
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