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MISCELLANEOUS WORKS OF EDWARD GIBBON, ESQUIRE WITH MEMOIRS OF HIS LIFE AND WRITINGS, COMPOSED BY HIMSELF [THREE VOLUMES]
by Sheffield, John Lord [Illustrated from his letters, with occasional notes and narrative]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: A. Strahan and T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies/John Murray. Mixed Editions. Hardcover. Large Octavo, three volumes. In Good plus condition. Bound in the publisher's burgundy cloth bearing gilt lettering to the spines. Probably rebound. Boards have mild wear including white marks to the tail edges. Text blocks show moderate age toning to the edges. Moderate wear interiorly including damp staining to volume three, some foxing/age toning, repairs to volume three, previous owners' stamps to all volumes and slight incidental marks. Frontispiece. Illustrated. Text in English and French. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Quarto and Folio.
CONTENTS: Vol. One, xxv, 703 pages, 1796 -- Vol. Two, viii, 726 pages, 1796 -- Vol. Three, x, 691 pages, 1815
Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates. 1376383. FP New Rockville Stock.
CONTENTS: Vol. One, xxv, 703 pages, 1796 -- Vol. Two, viii, 726 pages, 1796 -- Vol. Three, x, 691 pages, 1815
Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates. 1376383. FP New Rockville Stock.
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1376383
- Title
- MISCELLANEOUS WORKS OF EDWARD GIBBON, ESQUIRE WITH MEMOIRS OF HIS LIFE AND WRITINGS, COMPOSED BY HIMSELF [THREE VOLUMES]
- Author
- Sheffield, John Lord [Illustrated from his letters, with occasional notes and narrative]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Mixed Editions
- Publisher
- A. Strahan and T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies/John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
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- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Folio
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- Cloth
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Edges
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