Boscobel - Historical Romances of William Harrison Ainsworth
by Ainsworth, William H
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- good /NO
- Seller
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Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: George Barrie & Son. 1st. good. Hardcover. No publication date, preface dated 1872. "First State" printed on title label on spine & on verso of half title page; Limited Edition, No. 45 of 1,000 printed; 541pp, most pp are unopened; Japanese vellum paper; 7 engravings all are repeated, with "first state" on tissue guard over first engraving (except only 1 of Oliver Cromwell); text clean, number stamp in margin of pg 101 & dedication pg, reference stamp inside front cover, witch's brew formula written in ink on back end pages; fore edge uncut; 8.75" tall; wear to edges of rubbed maroon cover; title label on spine & cover are rubbed .
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- Bookseller
- The Old Library Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 110059
- Title
- Boscobel - Historical Romances of William Harrison Ainsworth
- Author
- Ainsworth, William H
- Illustrator
- Charles Rene-Thevenin, Claud
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - good
- Jacket Condition
- NO
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- George Barrie & Son
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Keywords
- Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Hist. Fiction;
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