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A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith (2 Vols)
by [Larry McMurtry Collection] Lady Holland
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Light sunning to spines and board edges; boards gently rubbed and edgeworn; foxed to prelims; bookplates to front pastedowns. Ve
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Addison, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Light sunning to spines and board edges; boards gently rubbed and edgeworn; foxed to prelims; bookplates to front pastedowns. Very good. LMM-163.
Lady Holland. Mrs. Austin, editor. A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith by His Daughter, Lady Holland (2 Vols). London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855. Second edition.
Two octavo volumes. 436pp; 546pp. Bound in contemporary polished calf, stamped in gilt to spines, five raised bands, marbled edges and endleaves.
With ALS from Joseph W. Alsop (Progress Software, president) to Larry McMurtry thanking him for his help in the valuation of this book.
From the collection of Larry McMurtry, at his home in Archer City, Texas. His book, with personal brand-mark bookplate.
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- Bookseller
- InkQ Rare Books LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 163
- Title
- A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith (2 Vols)
- Author
- [Larry McMurtry Collection] Lady Holland
- Book Condition
- Used - Light sunning to spines and board edges; boards gently rubbed and edgeworn; foxed to prelims; bookplates to front pastedowns. Ve
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Keywords
- Memoirs
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Addison, Texas
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Edges
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- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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