THE GENUINE REMAINS IN VERSE AND PROSE OF MR SAMUEL BUTLER
by Butler, Samuel
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- V.g.
- Seller
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Yaxley, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: J. and R. Tonson, 1759. [xxvi subcriber's list], 6 [preface and contents], 429, [vi], 512 pp. Orig. full calf, raised bands. Damp staining to bindings affecting boards with detached sections of the spines. Rear leaves of volume two damp stained but worth re-binding. Both volumes have the armorial bookplate of James Coupe. Published from the Original Manuscripts, formerly in the Possession of W. Longueville, Esq. with notes by R. Thyer. 2 volumes. 1st Edition. hard back. V.g.. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Thomas Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- T025
- Title
- THE GENUINE REMAINS IN VERSE AND PROSE OF MR SAMUEL BUTLER
- Author
- Butler, Samuel
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - V.g.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- J. and R. Tonson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1759
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Thomas Rare Books
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Yaxley, Suffolk
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