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The History of His Own Time. Compiled from the Original Manuscripts of His Late Excellency Matthew Prior, Esq.: Revised and Signed By Himself, and Copied for the Press By Mr. Adrian Drift, His Executor
by Prior, Matthew; Edited by Adrian Drift, Dedication by J. Bancks
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Item Price
A$759.10A$607.28
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About This Item
London: Printed for the Editor , 1740. Frontispiece engraving of Matthew Prior by J. Parr, Sculpt. viii, 472, index 8 pp. Bound by J. Clarke in full calf, double gilt rule border to covers, spine in six compartments with red and black morocco labels and gilt rules, all edges gilt, marbled end pages. Very Good Plus, the spine repaired in keeping although the repair leaving the end pages rubbed at gutters, small period bookplate bearing a dragon, the name on the bookplate obscured. covers a bit rubbed and lightly soiled. The text clean and bright. A quite nice ccopy, and rather uncommon thus. . Second Edition. Full Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007740
- Title
- The History of His Own Time. Compiled from the Original Manuscripts of His Late Excellency Matthew Prior, Esq.: Revised and Signed By Himself, and Copied for the Press By Mr. Adrian Drift, His Executor
- Author
- Prior, Matthew; Edited by Adrian Drift, Dedication by J. Bancks
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Printed for the Editor
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1740
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Fine Bindings; Eighteenth Century; RMBPF 2019;
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- 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...
- 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...
- Spine
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Bookplate
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