Twice-Told Tales. Second Series [ex-Libris John Pascoe Fawkner]
de Hawthorne, Nathaniel [John Pascoe Fawkner]
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- G+
- Librería
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London: George Routledge & Sons, 1852 12mo. original blindstamped brown cloth gilt (ex-Gisborne Mechanics Institute Library with labels to spine and upper board, occ. RSM and blindstamp to outer leaves; cloth rubbed & frayed at extremities, some marks and spots, but generally clean); pp. [iv (last blank)], 468 (last blank). Ex-libris John Pascoe Fawkner, founding father of Melbourne and one-time resident of the failed Sullivan Bay convict settlement at Sorrento as a boy of 10. Fawkner has signed (as initials 'J.P.F.') to the first text page upon his original acqusition of the book on Aug. 1st 1853, with a later presentation inscription 'Presented to the Gisborne Mechanics Institute October the 21st 1861 by John Pascoe Fawkner, M.L.G.'. Fawkner has additionally signed on the title page, with another presentation inscription, possibly in a different hand, to the verso FFE. A good copy with a significant association in Victorian history.. First UK. Hard Cover. G+.
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- Librería
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 023890
- Título
- Twice-Told Tales. Second Series [ex-Libris John Pascoe Fawkner]
- Autor
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel [John Pascoe Fawkner]
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - G+
- Edición
- First UK
- Editorial
- George Routledge & Sons
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1852
- Palabras clave
- Nathaniel Hawthorne Twice Told Tales American Literature John Pascoe Fawner Gisborne Victoria Melbourne Port Phillip Sullivans Bay Sorrento Victoria History Settlement
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Verso
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- Title Page
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