Clarissa, or the History of a Young Lady: Comprehending the Most Important Concerns of Private Life. And Particularly Shewing, the Distresses That May Attend the Misconduct Both of Parents and Children, in Relation to Marriage [ odd volume - Volume 8 ]
by Richardson, S
- Used
- Condition
- Unidentified armorial bookplate with "Wimbledon" added in manuscript on front pastedown endpaper, covers rubbed and wo
- Seller
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LONDON, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Printed for J. and F. Rivington ..., London, seventh edition, 1774. Contemporary calf, red and black lettering pieces, gilt decoration, 8vo, 17.5 cm. 395 pp, frontispiece plate. A single volume from the set. Unidentified armorial bookplate with "Wimbledon" added in manuscript on front pastedown endpaper, covers rubbed and worn but binding remains firm with small loss to spine-ends, small piece lost from fore-edge margin of p 45/46 (not affecting text) closed tear to pp 245/6.
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- Wykeham Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIBLIO-16415
- Title
- Clarissa, or the History of a Young Lady: Comprehending the Most Important Concerns of Private Life. And Particularly Shewing, the Distresses That May Attend the Misconduct Both of Parents and Children, in Relation to Marriage [ odd volume - Volume 8 ]
- Author
- Richardson, S
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary calf, red and black lettering pieces, gilt decoration, 8vo, 17.5 cm
- Book Condition
- Used - Unidentified armorial bookplate with "Wimbledon" added in manuscript on front pastedown endpaper, covers rubbed and wo
- Publisher
- Printed for J. and F. Rivington ..., London, seventh edition, 1774
- Date Published
- 1774
- Pages
- 395 pp, frontispiece plate
- Keywords
- Richardson, Samuel novel 18th century
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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Wykeham Books
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LONDON, Aberdeen
About Wykeham Books
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