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The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford. Including Numerous Letters Now First Published from the Original Manuscripts; Vols. IV-VI, Three Volumes of the Six Volume Set
by Walpole, Horace
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/No Jacket
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Richard Bentley, 1840. Volumes Iv, V, VI of the six volume set only. In fine contemporary bindings of half morocco over marbled boards, the backs richly tooled in floral gilt decorations, marbled end papers and edges. Period prior owner name at title pages. Very Good Plus, small stain bottom edge front end papers Vol. IV, light rubbing at tips. Four portrait engravings each volume, with toning associated with those pages.. Later Edition. Half Morocco. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008291
- Title
- The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford. Including Numerous Letters Now First Published from the Original Manuscripts; Vols. IV-VI, Three Volumes of the Six Volume Set
- Author
- Walpole, Horace
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Later Edition
- Publisher
- Richard Bentley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1840
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Fine Bindings; Nineteenth Century;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Online bookseller specializing in rare and collectible books in all fields. Books bought and sold from single item to entire collection.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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