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The Journal of Llewellin Penrose, a Seaman
by WILLIAMS William 1727-1791 (edited by John Eagles) 1783-1855
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Llandudno, Conwy, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: 93, Fleet-Street, and 13, Waterloo-Place, Pall-Mall: Taylor and Hessey, 1825. New Edition . Cloth. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Events based on the life of the author. A new edition, in contemporary full diced calf, gilt edge tooling, corners rubbed. Spine, gilt tooling, gilt titles to green calf label, edges rubbed. Internally, frontis, title with woodcut, [3], (iv-x), [1], 2-446 pp, 1 pl, 1 woodcut, ink name to ffep (Walters), upper hinge cracked, brown marbled endpapers, marbled text block edges, 178*109 mm. First published in 1815, in four volumes. An anonymous narrative, edited by John Eagles, based upon incidents in the life of the author, whom Thomas Eagles, the father of the editor, has befriended. Williams bequeathed the manuscripts to his benefactor. (Cf. Magazine of art, v. 37, p. 243).
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- Bookseller
- Madoc Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007514
- Title
- The Journal of Llewellin Penrose, a Seaman
- Author
- WILLIAMS William 1727-1791 (edited by John Eagles) 1783-1855
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Taylor and Hessey
- Place of Publication
- London: 93, Fleet-Street, and 13, Waterloo-Place, Pall-Mall
- Date Published
- 1825
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Weight
- 1.10 lbs
- Keywords
- Literature Sea Tales Stories Kids Children Llewellin Penrose
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography Pedigrees Heraldry;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Llandudno, Conwy
About Madoc Books
We are close to the beach and the wonderful Snowdonia National Park. Dealing in Fine & Rare Antiquarian books in the heart of North Wales. We have a general stock of rare books, which include, but are not limited to: history, topography, private press and items with a Welsh interest.
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- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 12mo
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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