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SKETCHES OF PUBLIC CHARACTERS, DISCOURSES AND ESSAYS: SIGNED by the author of "The Night Before Christmas"
by [MOORE, Clement] BROUGHAM, Henry Lord
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Mild toning to paper; light wear to cloth. Near Fine
- Seller
-
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Philadelphia: Key & Biddle, 1839. First American Edition. Hardcover. Mild toning to paper; light wear to cloth. Near Fine. Two volumes in publisher's original stamped cloth with paper spine labels. Both volumes with the ownership SIGNATURE on the title pages "C. C. Moore" by Clement C. Moore, the author of "The Night Before Christmas." On the front pastedown of each volume is the small Fountain Lawn Library bookplate of coal baron La Fayette Butler, many of whose books were left untouched from the time of their purchase by him until their sale in the summer of 1999. Also tipped to the pastedown of the first volume is an old catalog description of these books.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019573
- Title
- SKETCHES OF PUBLIC CHARACTERS, DISCOURSES AND ESSAYS: SIGNED by the author of "The Night Before Christmas"
- Author
- [MOORE, Clement] BROUGHAM, Henry Lord
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Mild toning to paper; light wear to cloth. Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Key & Biddle
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1839
- Keywords
- Signed, 19th Century British Literature, Christmas, Clement Moore,19th Century Literature, Autographs, Author's Libraries
- Bookseller catalogs
- Association Copy; Christmas;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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