POEMS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. To which is Prefixed, The Life of Mr. Prior, by Samuel Humphreys: Adorned with Cuts
by Prior, Matthew
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good/No jacket as issued
- Seller
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
London: C. Hitch and J. Hodges, 1754. 4th Edition. Leather. Very Good/No jacket as issued. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Volume the Second (II). 16mo., lxxii, 356pp., illustrated with 2 engraved frontispieces and text decorations. Bound in period full calf, with 6 compartment spine, with title on red morocco label. Boards and compartments double ruled in gilt, with volume number also in gilt. Tips rubbed through. Spine creased. Front board lightly creased. Front end papers creases, rear end papers damp stained, with arithmetic problem solved on rear paste down. Internally clean and bright. A Very Good copy.
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- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001281
- Title
- POEMS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. To which is Prefixed, The Life of Mr. Prior, by Samuel Humphreys: Adorned with Cuts
- Author
- Prior, Matthew
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Publisher
- C. Hitch and J. Hodges
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1754
- Keywords
- satire, poems, poetry,
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Frey Fine Books
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Rougemont, North Carolina
About Frey Fine Books
Antiquarian bookseller, with over 15 years experience.
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- 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...
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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