Count Julian: A Tragedy
by [LANDOR, WALTER SAVAGE]
- Used
- Condition
- Some minor chafing and wear to the binding; very good copy.
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed for John Murray, 1812, 1812. First edition. Wise & Wheeler 12; NCBEL III, 1211. Some minor chafing and wear to the binding; very good copy.. Small 8vo, early 19th century blue diced calf, green leather label, gilt rules, decorations and lettering. Bound without the half-title. The first published play by Walter Savage Landor (1775-1864), an historical drama based on the Spaniard, Julian, Count of Ceuta, his quarrel with Roderic and the tragic consequences it had on Spain. This famous event in Spanish history was also used in verse and plays by Walter Scott, Robert Southey and Willilam Rowley. Attractive armorial bookplate on the front paste-down, signed "G.W. Eng '94"
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Brick Row Book Shop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26043
- Title
- Count Julian: A Tragedy
- Author
- [LANDOR, WALTER SAVAGE]
- Format/Binding
- Wise & Wheeler 12; NCBEL III, 1211
- Book Condition
- Used - Some minor chafing and wear to the binding; very good copy.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- London: Printed for John Murray, 1812
- Date Published
- 1812
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About the Seller
The Brick Row Book Shop
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...