The Works of the Late Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan
by SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1821. First Edition. 2 volumes; octavo (22cm.); mid-19th century maroon blind- and gilt-tooled morocco, all edges gilt, spines in 5 compartments; xiii,[3],398;[4],408pp. Bound without half titles. Leather a bit rubbed at extremities, spines faded to tan, else a Very Good, quite attractive set. Slightly later armorial bookplates of an Edward T. Ward to front pastedowns; mid-20th-century bookplates to front free endpapers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21844
- Title
- The Works of the Late Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan
- Author
- SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1821
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature Before 1900;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
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Glossary
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...