Life of the Duke of Wellington, to Which are Added Memoirs of the Duke of Marlborough
by No Author
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
New York: Cornish, Lamport & Co., 1851. RARE. 4 1/2" h x 3 1/8" w. Embossed brown cloth with gilt decoration front cover of Wellington on his horse, gilt decorated spine. 256 pages, each printed page within rule frame border, Frontispiece illustration, portrait illustration title page, and numerous illustrations in text. Copyright held by Nafis & Cornish, 1847. RARE, OCLC locates one copy published 1855 by Sheldon, Lamport & Blakeman, that copy held by Duke Univ. Library. No institutional holdings found for either the 1847 or 1851 editions. Very Good, wear to cloth at spine ends, moderate spotting at end pages, prior owner names dated 1867 and 1919. . Early American Imprint . Embossed Cloth. Very Good. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008641
- Title
- Life of the Duke of Wellington, to Which are Added Memoirs of the Duke of Marlborough
- Author
- No Author
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Early American Imprint
- Publisher
- Cornish, Lamport & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1851
- Size
- 32mo - over 4" - 5" ta
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; World History; Fine Bindings;
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
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Gilt
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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....
- Cloth
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