Illustrations of British History, Biography and Manners
de Edmund Lodge
- Usado
- good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Good
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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EUR 264.78EUR 238.30
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Sobre este artículo
London: G. Nicol, 1791 . First edition. Leather. Good. 12.5" by 10". Not stated. The first edition of this illustrated history of Britain from the late eighteenth century complete in three volumes. First edition of Illustrations of British History, Biography and Manners by Edmund Lodge in half calf bindings and marbled boards. A history from the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary, Elizabeth and James I, exhibited in a series of original papers from the manuscripts of the notable families of Howard, Talbot and Cecil. Contains a great part of the correspondence of Elizabeth and her Ministers with George the Sixth Earl of Shrewsbury during the fifteen years in which Mary Queen of Scots remained in his custody. An uncommon set from the late eighteenth century. With a colour plate as the frontispiece of Volume I, and monochrome plates for Volumes II and III. Volume I also contains eight plates of autographs. Collated, complete. In half calf bindings and marbled boards. Externally, sound. There is some bumping to the heads and tails of the spines and to the extremities. There is some wear to the bindings. The hinges are slightly strained but firm. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are generally bright and clean with just some occasional spotting and age toning. Good
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- Librería
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 842W50
- Título
- Illustrations of British History, Biography and Manners
- Autor
- Edmund Lodge
- Ilustrador
- Not stated
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Leather
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- G. Nicol
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1791
- Tamaño
- 12.5" by 10"
- Palabras clave
- British History Edmund Lodge Uncommon Illustrated Edmund Lodge
- Atención
- Puede que se trate de un conjunto de varios volúmenes y requiera de gastos de envío adicionales.
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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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- Calf
- 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...
- Plate
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Marbled boards
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