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A View of the Character and Public Services of the Late John Howard
de John Aikin
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good Indeed
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Precio
EUR 564.30EUR 507.87
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Sobre este artículo
London: Printed for J Johnson, 1792. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 4.5". None . Bright rebound copy of the first edition of John Aikin's biographical sketch of John Howard. The first edition of this work, an uncommon copy.Biographical sketch of the life and deeds of John Howard (1726-1790), English philanthropist and early prison reformer. An ode to his public services by John Aikin.Complete with engraved frontispiece. ESTC T8557. Rebound in duo cloth with titles in gilt to spine. Externally lovely. Tidemark to frontispiece, slightly affecting the illustration. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 848A14
- Título
- A View of the Character and Public Services of the Late John Howard
- Autor
- John Aikin
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good Indeed
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Printed for J Johnson
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1792
- Tamaño
- 7.5" by 4.5"
- Palabras clave
- john howard john aikin biographical biography john aikin
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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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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
