Says She to Her Neighbour, What? in Four Volumes. By an Old-Fashioned Englishman
by [MINERVA PRESS NOVEL. [HOFLAND (Mrs. Barbara)]
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Grantham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed at the Minerva-Press, for A. K. Newman and Co., 1812. First edition, 8vo (170 x 105mm), [4], 285, [3, publishers ads]; [4], 291, [1, publishers ads]; [4], 336; [4], 336pp., with half-titles, ex-library copy, neat library label to front-paste down (Sheffield Public Library), library stamp to verso of title, neat blind stamp to first and last leaves, orig. green cloth, red leather spine label lettered in gilt, library number to base of spine, spines chipped and defective (see images supplied). A rare Minerva Press novel by a lady author, JISC locates just 3 copies (BL, Oxford and University of Manchester). Garside, Raven & Schwöerling, 1812: 37.
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- Seller
- Forest Books (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 37645
- Title
- Says She to Her Neighbour, What? in Four Volumes. By an Old-Fashioned Englishman
- Author
- [MINERVA PRESS NOVEL. [HOFLAND (Mrs. Barbara)]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Printed at the Minerva-Press, for A. K. Newman and Co., 1812
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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