Memoirs of Lady Hamilton with Illustrative Anecdotes of Many of Her Particular Friends and Distinguished Contemporaries: Embellished with a Fine Portrait, after Romney
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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San Rafael, California, United States
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About This Item
This lovely little volume is in good condition considering its age. Binding is rubbed and scuffed in places, corners rounded and bumped, pages are foxed and stained from age (see images). Outer spine slightly cracked along one top edge. The hinge is loose but in tact, a very readable copy. Marbled endpapers. There are two ink names and an inscription on FFEP.
All proceeds benefit The Friends of the San Anselmo Library. No expedited shipping outside of the United States.
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- Bookseller
- Town Books of San Anselmo (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 294
- Title
- Memoirs of Lady Hamilton with Illustrative Anecdotes of Many of Her Particular Friends and Distinguished Contemporaries
- Format/Binding
- Brown calfskin boards with embossed gold ruling, designs and titles
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- David Huntington
- Place of Publication
- New York / London
- Date Published
- 1815
- Pages
- 200
- Size
- 3 5/8 x 6
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Memoirs, British History, Admiral Nelson, Romance
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Editions;
Terms of Sale
Town Books of San Anselmo
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About the Seller
Town Books of San Anselmo
Biblio member since 2020
San Rafael, California
About Town Books of San Anselmo
Town Books is run by volunteers for the benefit of the San Anselmo Library, San Anselmo, CA. All titles are donated and go through a thorough accession process to ensure that the books are clean and in a good reading state. Selected titles of rare and vintage books are reserved for our online sales with Biblio.com.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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