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The Life and Opinions of Thomas Preston, Patriot and Shoemaker; Containing Much that is Curious, Much that is Useful, More that is True, and A Great Deal More, (Perhaps,) than is Expected!
de Thomas Preston
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good Indeed
- Librería
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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EUR 712.33EUR 641.10
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Sobre este artículo
London: Printed for the Author by A. Seale, 1817 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 5.5". None. The very scarce first edition of the autobiography of nineteenth century shoemaker Thomas Preston. The first edition of this very scarce work. Preston was a radical, and part of the organising committee of the Cato Street conspiracy. Though he was aquitted and not hanged. Had history turned out slightly differently his name would have been famous throughout Britain and beyond. Preston begins his work with the notice that 'in the following pages will be found, a plain, circumstantial, and unexaggerated statement of the Principal Events which have chequered my strange and untoward existence'. He instructs his readers to 'read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest'.Written when the author was forty-three, this work charts the course of the life of a man born to humble origins and 'bound to the profession of which I have been since the victim and slave', namely, shoemaking.A lovely copy of this very scarce work. Rebound in cloth, with endpapers renewed. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages a touch age toned, with light spotting to title page. Pages otherwise generally clean and bright. Very Good Indeed
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- Librería
- Rooke Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 848F22
- Título
- The Life and Opinions of Thomas Preston, Patriot and Shoemaker; Containing Much that is Curious, Much that is Useful, More that is True, and A Great Deal More, (Perhaps,) than is Expected!
- Autor
- Thomas Preston
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good Indeed
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Printed for the Author by A. Seale
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1817
- Tamaño
- 9" by 5.5"
- Palabras clave
- Thomas Preston biography Life and Opinions of Thomas Preston biography
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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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- Cloth
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- Title Page
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- First Edition
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