The Letters of Horace Walpole, Fourth Earl of Orford. Nine Volume Set. Limited Edition
by Walpole, Horace; Cunningham, Peter [ed.]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- G : in Good condition. Covers grubby, with noticeable stain to spine and rear board of first volume. Spine of third volume warpe
- Seller
-
Alnwick, Northumberland, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Richard Bentley and Son. G : in Good condition. Covers grubby, with noticeable stain to spine and rear board of first volume. Spine of third volume warped. Heraldic bookplate on feps. Handwritten catalogue number on pastedowns. Foxing at eps and edges. Untrimmed at fore and lower edges. 1891. Limited Edition 79 / 100. Vellum covered hardback boards. 270mm x 180mm (11" x 7"). clxi, 415pp; xv, 512pp; xix, 512pp; xxi, 512pp; xxvi, 512pp; xxiv, 510pp; xxvi, 512pp; xxviii, 576pp; xxv, 623pp. Frontis portraits and plates. Original folding plates of crest and family tree in first volume have been replaced with modern photocopies. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. .
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Barter Books Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- r5784
- Title
- The Letters of Horace Walpole, Fourth Earl of Orford. Nine Volume Set. Limited Edition
- Author
- Walpole, Horace; Cunningham, Peter [ed.]
- Format/Binding
- Vellum covered hardback boards
- Book Condition
- Used - G : in Good condition. Covers grubby, with noticeable stain to spine and rear board of first volume. Spine of third volume warpe
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition 79 / 100
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Richard Bentley and Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1891
- Keywords
- Letters
- Bookseller catalogs
- Letters;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Barter Books Ltd
We run a 'no quibble' returns policy. If we have made any error of collation or missed any significant flaw, or if we have failed to describe the condition honestly and accurately, we refund the cost of the book in full, plus the cost of outward shipping, plus the cost of your return shipping.
About the Seller
Barter Books Ltd
Biblio member since 2004
Alnwick, Northumberland
About Barter Books Ltd
Since its opening in 1991 within the premises of a small model factory at Alnwick Station, Barter Books has grown well beyond original expectations. Starting off in what was the ticket and parcel office of the original Station, the bookshop has expanded down the platforms and through the waiting rooms, until it now covers over one-quarter of the whole Station site. This translates into an area exceeding 8000 square feet and containing over 350,000 books on more than three miles of shelving. Also the Famous Writers Mural - 40 feet long by 18 feet high, the similarly sized Railway Mural and the Tennyson Installation. The bookshop also sells secondhand videos and music (CDs, LPs, cassettes, sheet music), as well as a small but growing section of artists' prints. And then there are the shop's many extra features! These include an open fire in the winter, coffee and cookies, a model railway running above the book columns, a mini-cybercafe, generous seating and browsing areas, a children's room, and dozens of glass cases containing many of the more interesting antiquarian books. The latest feature is the Station Buffet with hot and cold food and a fine selection of coffees and teas. A final note: during the enlargement process the owners took (and are taking!) particular pleasure in restoring, as they can, various features of the Station. This so far includes the original North Eastern Railway cast iron fireplaces, two of the Station clocks, a drinking fountain, and various waiting rooms. Most dramatic of all, however, was the restoration of part of the glass roof. That was when we all stood about watching as the sun came streaming in for the first time in many years to bring the wonderful old Station visually back to life.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...