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The Attache; or, Sam Slick in England
de Thomas Chandler Haliburton
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- Muy bueno
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Muy bueno
- Librería
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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EUR 287.47EUR 258.72
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Sobre este artículo
London: Richard Bentley, 1843-1844 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A complete four volume set of Thomas Chandler Haliburton's humorous work about fictional judge Sam Slick's adventures in England. With the first series in the second edition, and the second series in the first edition. Present here are the 1843 two volume second edition of the first series, and the 1844 two volume first edition of the second series.The work of Nova Scotian politician, judge, and author, recognised as the first international best-selling author of fiction from what is now Canada.First appearing in the 1837 work 'The Clockmaker', Haliburton's work details the continued adventures of American parliamentarian and judge Sam Slick, with these works of humorous social commentary following him to England.Both first series volume retain their original half titles. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Bumping to spine heads and tails, with fading to back strips. Small loss of cloth to series I volume I back strip head. Second series hinges strained, but generally firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with only the odd spot. Very Good
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 871F27
- Título
- The Attache; or, Sam Slick in England
- Autor
- Thomas Chandler Haliburton
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Richard Bentley
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1843-1844
- Tamaño
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Palabras clave
- Sam Slick The Clockmaker Thomas Chandler Haliburton canadian author The Clockmaker
- Atención
- Puede que se trate de un conjunto de varios volúmenes y requiera de gastos de envío adicionales.
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Spine
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