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Memoirs of the Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, Vol. II Only
by Charles Mackay
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Office of the National Illustrated Library, 1852. Frontispiece of Pope Urban, illustrated title page, 68 illustration, viii, 324,4 pp adverts, yellow eps with printed adverts, publisher's blind stamped cloth with gilt titles and decoration to the spine. top edge gilt. Short split to foot of spine and front cover, top edge bruised, Chapters on The Crusades, The Witch Mania, The Slow Poisoners,Haunted Houses, Popular Follies of Great Cities, Popular Admiration of Great Thieves, Duels and Ordeals, Relics. Owner stamp on back of frontispiece.. Hard Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾".
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- Bookseller
- Interquarian
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004747
- Title
- Memoirs of the Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, Vol. II Only
- Author
- Charles Mackay
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Office of the National Illustrated Library
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1852
- Keywords
- Crusades, Witches, Withc Hunts,slow Poisoning, Haunted Houses, Crime, Duels, Ordeals Relics
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; The Occult, Magic and Religion; Religions;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾"
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About the Seller
Interquarian
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Interquarian
Interquarian is an internet-based bookseller specialising in general out-of-print works and antiquarian books. We have been operating successfully for 10 years. Specific books may be seen prior to purchase, by appointment only.
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- Top Edge Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Title Page
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Gilt
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