Letters of Literary Men : The Nineteenth Century
by Mumby, Frank Arthur
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Auckland, New Zealand
Item Price
A$46.00A$32.20
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: George Routledge, 1908. Released as a single books after 2 volume set was published 1906. Not Dated (1908 RLG). Red bds with bright Gilt title and decoration (unworn with faded spine and dull patches to cloth where wax coating has been silverfished) bright Gilt top edge, Black eps, nice portrait frontis engaving of Keats with tissue guard, pp vii 632. Tight and clean copy with light yellowing to pages near ends. Overweight. First Edition. Buckram. Near Fine/No Jacket. Large 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11671
- Title
- Letters of Literary Men : The Nineteenth Century
- Author
- Mumby, Frank Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- George Routledge
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1908
- Size
- Large 8vo
- Keywords
- ENGLISH LITERATURE HISTORY CRITICISM LETTERS Burns Ruskin Robert Bucnanan. Authors include George Crabbe, Sir Walter Scott, Jane Austen, Sydney Smith, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Southey, Charles Lamb, Thomas de Quincey, Byron, Shelley, Keats, Thomas Lovell, B
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Ariel Books
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
Biblio member since 2003
Auckland
About Ariel Books
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- First Edition
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- BDS
- Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
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