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A View of Society and Manners in France, Switzerland, and Germany: With Anecdotes Relating to Some Eminent Characters
by Moore, John
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/None Issued
- Seller
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DeLand, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Printed at the Apollo Press by Belknap and Young, for David West, 1792. A Very Good Hardcover. Very Good/None Issued. Bound in full leather, with red leather spine label and gilt lettering to the spine. The text is adorned with an engraved headpiece. Page 215 mis-numbered [115]; page 187 mis-numbered [178]. [ESTC 006454642]
Displays external wear, with rubbing and scuffing visible to the covers; and faint vertical cracking and chipping visible to the spine and spine edges. The hinges of this volume are cracked. The armorial bookplate of Bibliotheque Schorsch is present to the front paste-down, and a previous owner's signature appears on the front flyleaf.
The interior of this volume exhibits foxing and toning, as well as occasional faint moisture markings. 430 pages; 8.5 inches tall; 5.75 inches wide.
A very handsome copy of the American edition. This volume and his subsequent volume of travels in Italy were immensely popular.
This book relates, via series of letters, Moore's observations of his travels with the Duke of Hamilton through France, Switzerland, Germany, Bohemia and Austria. During these travels, Moore met with several eminent figures, including Frederick the Great and Voltaire.
REF: ESTC: 006454642; NCBEL II 1425. ODNB Evans 24553, 24554
Displays external wear, with rubbing and scuffing visible to the covers; and faint vertical cracking and chipping visible to the spine and spine edges. The hinges of this volume are cracked. The armorial bookplate of Bibliotheque Schorsch is present to the front paste-down, and a previous owner's signature appears on the front flyleaf.
The interior of this volume exhibits foxing and toning, as well as occasional faint moisture markings. 430 pages; 8.5 inches tall; 5.75 inches wide.
A very handsome copy of the American edition. This volume and his subsequent volume of travels in Italy were immensely popular.
This book relates, via series of letters, Moore's observations of his travels with the Duke of Hamilton through France, Switzerland, Germany, Bohemia and Austria. During these travels, Moore met with several eminent figures, including Frederick the Great and Voltaire.
REF: ESTC: 006454642; NCBEL II 1425. ODNB Evans 24553, 24554
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- Bookseller
- Blind Horse Books [ABAA - FABA]
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011721
- Title
- A View of Society and Manners in France, Switzerland, and Germany: With Anecdotes Relating to Some Eminent Characters
- Author
- Moore, John
- Format/Binding
- A Very Good Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed at the Apollo Press by Belknap and Young, for David West
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1792
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Etiquette books; England - 18th century; Travel literature - England; 18th century. Subject: Character sketches; Manners and customs; Voyages and travels; Early works to 1800; Correspondence
- Bookseller catalogs
- 18th CENTURY and EARILER WORKS;
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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