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The Complete Letter-Writer; Or, Lady's Polite Secretary. Containing a variety of Elegant, Interesting and Instructive Letters...Several Original letters of Wit, by Ladies of the First Rank in the Literary World with A Variety of Poetical Letters.... Cards of Compliment...

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The Complete Letter-Writer; Or, Lady's Polite Secretary. Containing a variety of Elegant, Interesting and Instructive Letters...Several Original letters of Wit, by Ladies of the First Rank in the Literary World with A Variety of Poetical Letters.... Cards of Compliment...

by A REAL LADY OF FASHION

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S. Hooper. London. No date (c.1790). S. Hooper. No date, c.1790. Pocket edition, 14 x 9cm. Rebound in 20th century brown calf gilt, marbled boards, original endpapers retained. Engraved frontis. xxiv, 263 pages plus 3 pages publisher's adverts. Lacks 2 pages of "Contents". Pages browned with occasional foxing, Close tear to outer margin of pages 247/248. Ownership names. A very clean and sound copy of a scarce item.

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Title
The Complete Letter-Writer; Or, Lady's Polite Secretary. Containing a variety of Elegant, Interesting and Instructive Letters...Several Original letters of Wit, by Ladies of the First Rank in the Literary World with A Variety of Poetical Letters.... Cards of Compliment...
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A REAL LADY OF FASHION
Book Condition
Used
Binding
Hardcover
Date Published
S. Hooper. London. No date (c.17
Keywords
REFERENCE and BIBLIOGRAPHY letter-writing 18th century 18th century women
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Marbled boards
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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...
Rebound
A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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