A Memoir of the Reverened Sydney Smith By His Daughter, Lady Holland, with a Selection from His Letters. (2 Volume Set; Volumes I & II)
by Austin, Mrs
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1855. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mos. 378, 511 pages. Hardcovers bound in original taupe publisher's cloth with cover designs embossed in blind. The bindings are moderately rubbed and worn. The spines are a little sunned and faded. Corners bumped. A sound set with secure inner hinges. "Mordecai" is written on the front flyleaf of the first volume, and "Geo. W. Mordecai" is written on the title page of the second volume. George Washington Mordecai (1801-1871) was a North Carolina planter, banker, and railroad executive.
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- Bookseller
- Pages Past Used and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 035616
- Title
- A Memoir of the Reverened Sydney Smith By His Daughter, Lady Holland, with a Selection from His Letters. (2 Volume Set; Volumes I & II)
- Author
- Austin, Mrs
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1855
- Keywords
- 1831; Frances Wright; Athens; Epicurus; Literature; Fiction; Greek Philosophy; Nashoba Commune; Memphis, Tennessee; 19th century book; Rare.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ministers; Sermons; Missionaries & Evangelists;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Pages Past Used and Rare Books
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About the Seller
Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Biblio member since 2017
Greensboro, North Carolina
About Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Pages Past is a small used & rare bookshop located a few blocks from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Since 1996 we have been serving the Triad community as well as customers from around the world. We have around 15-20,000 volumes in our shop. We specialize in North Carolina, Virginia, Civil War, Old Leather, Christianity, Eastern and Western Philosophies, and the simply unusual. We very likely have the oldest books in Greensboro; we keep a nice selection of antiquarian volumes and scholarly books.
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cloth
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- Title Page
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