The letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford : including numerous letters now first published from the original manuscripts : in six volumes
by Walpole, Horace (1717-1797)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
London : R. Bentley, 1840. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copies in the original gilt-blocked buckram over bevelled boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 6 v. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm. Contents; v.1. 1735-1745.-- v.2. 1744-1753.-- v.3. 1753-1759.-- v.4. 1759-1764.-- v.5. 1765-1778.-- v.6. 1778-1797. Subject; Walpole, Horace 1717-1797 Correspondence.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 270431
- Title
- The letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford : including numerous letters now first published from the original manuscripts : in six volumes
- Author
- Walpole, Horace (1717-1797)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- London : R. Bentley
- Date Published
- 1840
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...