Characters and Passages From Note-Books
by Samuel Butler
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1908. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. A nicely bound collection of character sketches by the noted poet and satirist Samuel Butler, an entertaining work on Stuart society. In a signed binding by Palmer Howe & Co, Manchester.A selection of entertaining character sketches and short pieces of various subjects by Samuel Butler. Butler looks into the character and habits of various genres of people in society, such s politicians, philosophers, curious men, romance writers, rebels, and more. The miscellaneous pieces discuss truth, history, nature, ignorance, religion, and other equally interesting subjects.Edited with notes by A. R. Waller.Bookplate of William John Robertson to the front pastedown. In a half morocco binding with cloth to the boards, a signed binding by Palmer Hower & Co. Externally, smart, with light rubbing to the boards and spine. Spine is a little faded. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 764P20
- Title
- Characters and Passages From Note-Books
- Author
- Samuel Butler
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1908
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Characters and Passages From Note-Books samuel butler characters passages samuel butler william john robertson hudibras
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...