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The Lives of The Lord Chancellors and Keepers of The Great Seal of England, From the earliest times till the Reign of King George IV. In Eight Volumes. (First, Second and Third Series Complete.)
by CAMPBELL, John Lord:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, John Murray, 1845. Eight volumes. Hardbacks, approx 8.5 x 5.5 inches. Halfbound calf leather and marbled paper to boards. Full gilt decorations to spines, with red and brown leather spine labels lettered in gilt. Marbled page edges and light brown endpapers. In good conditions. Some shelfwear and handling to covers, corners slightly bumped and nicked, boards rubbed. Crack/chip to spine label on vol.VI. Bookplate to endpapers “Alfred Kildesley.” Some dark foxing to prelims and title pages . Some occasional light foxing to inside pages. Else overall a clean and tight set. 8 volumes complete. Considered the best library edition of this work.
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 93640
- Title
- The Lives of The Lord Chancellors and Keepers of The Great Seal of England, From the earliest times till the Reign of King George IV. In Eight Volumes. (First, Second and Third Series Complete.)
- Author
- CAMPBELL, John Lord:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, John Murray, 1845
- Keywords
- HISTORY History Politics Leather Binding Biography
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
The Antique Map & Bookshop
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Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
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- Bookplate
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- Gilt
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- Calf
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- Shelfwear
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- Edges
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- Spine Label
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- Tight
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