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English Books 1475-1900: A Signpost for Collectors (2 Volume Set)
by Sawyer, Charles J. and F.J. Harvey Darton
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Granville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Westminster and NY: Charles J. Sawyer Ltd. and E.P. Dutton, Westminster and New York, 1927. 2 volume set. First edition, limited to 2000 sets. Hard covers in original cloth and dust jackets. Published Charles J. Sawyer Ltd. and E.P. Dutton, Westminster and New York, 1927, first printings. 8vo., 6 1/2" x 9 1/4", xvi+366; viii+422pp., illustrated with numerous facsimilies and reproductions. Blind stamped red cloth with gilt spine titles and design, top edge gilting. Very good in very good, edgeworn, age toned dust jackets. . 1st. Hard. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- The Wild Muse
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006973
- Title
- English Books 1475-1900: A Signpost for Collectors (2 Volume Set)
- Author
- Sawyer, Charles J. and F.J. Harvey Darton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Charles J. Sawyer Ltd. and E.P. Dutton, Westminster and New York
- Place of Publication
- Westminster and NY
- Date Published
- 1927
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- Size
- 8vo
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Returnable within 10 days.
About the Seller
The Wild Muse
Biblio member since 2005
Granville, New York
About The Wild Muse
Literary and modern first editions. Established 1985. Mail order only.
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