Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain (11 Volumes of 12-Vol Set; Vol 2 missing) (Limited Edition de Grand Luxe)
by Lodge, Edmund
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- 11 hardcover volumes w half-black spines over black cloth w gilt print; Good with badly chipped spines, all contents and plates
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Dana Estes Co, 1902. Limited edition #255 of 1000. 11 hardcover volumes w half-black spines over black cloth w gilt print; Good with badly chipped spines, all contents and plates VG.. Very rare American reprint of the 1835 Harding & Lepard edition, missing Vol 2 only. Although spines are ragged and chipped (esp vols 4 & 5 with letters missing), these volumes are otherwise in very good condition, unmarked, little or no foxing, tight bindings, with many pages still uncut. The 220 engravings are superb, each with printed protective interleaf. Each volume 6-1/2 x 9-1/4, approx 300 pp, with 20 engravings each.
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- Bookseller
- edburynbooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1835
- Title
- Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain (11 Volumes of 12-Vol Set; Vol 2 missing) (Limited Edition de Grand Luxe)
- Author
- Lodge, Edmund
- Book Condition
- Used - 11 hardcover volumes w half-black spines over black cloth w gilt print; Good with badly chipped spines, all contents and plates
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited edition #255 of 1000
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Dana Estes Co
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1902
- Keywords
- Children/Parenting/Foreign/Misc
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children/Parenting/Foreign/Misc; Art;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
edburynbooks
Books are returnable for full refund but the buyer pays the return postage. If the book was as described by the seller, no original postage charge will be refunded.
About the Seller
edburynbooks
Biblio member since 2007
Nevada City, California
About edburynbooks
I sell from my home, where I have about 25,000 books shelved or stored. I am also an author, poet, photographer, taroist, publisher, collector. Selling books online for almost 15 years, including my own titles and rare books from my collection.
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- VG
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
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- Reprint
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- 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...