Recreations of Christopher North
by John Wilson - Christopher North
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Spines faded otherwise tight, clean, very good condition
- Seller
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Toledo, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1864. 2 volumes. 440 pp. and 433 pp.12mo. 7-1/4" x 5". Red cloth. Beveled edges. Beautifully engraved full length frontispiece portrait of Christopher North in Sporting Jacket, rifle in hand. Spines faded otherwise tight, clean, very good condition. Essays of John Wilson (1785-1854) Scottish advocate, literary critic and author and enthusiastic sportsman who wrote under the pseudonym Christopher North for Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine.
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- Bookseller
- Frogtown Books, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 883
- Title
- Recreations of Christopher North
- Author
- John Wilson - Christopher North
- Format/Binding
- 2 volumes. 440 pp. and 433 pp.12mo. 7-1/4" x 5". Red cloth. Beveled edges. Beautifully engraved full length frontispiece portrai
- Book Condition
- Used - Spines faded otherwise tight, clean, very good condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Blackwood and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1864
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Frogtown Books, Inc.
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Toledo, Ohio
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- Cloth
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- 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...
- Jacket
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.