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Julia de Roubigne, Two Volumes in One: A Tale in a Series of Letters Published by the Author of The Man of Feeling and The Man of the World; A New Edition. To Which is Added the Dying Ode of Julia de Roubigne; not inserted in any former edition.
by Mackenzie, Henry
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No jacket
- Seller
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Mathew Carey, 1809. New Edition. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. Carey, M.. 198 pages, illustrated with portrait frontispiece. Both volumes of the story bound in one book. Original calf binding with red title block on spine and gilt titles and bands on spine. Much wear and scrubbing to cover, although the gilt is still bright with just a little chipping where letters are close to edges, corners and spine ends heavily bumped, crack in leather at spine, former owner's name "Jane H. Brown October 25th, 1814" on front free end paper, interior pages tanned, binding appears tight but may require careful handling.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Scraps of American History
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 01363
- Title
- Julia de Roubigne, Two Volumes in One
- Author
- Mackenzie, Henry
- Illustrator
- Carey, M.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Edition
- Publisher
- Mathew Carey
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1809
- Keywords
- fiction, literature, epistolary,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Scraps of American History
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia
About Scraps of American History
Unique bookstore in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. We specialize in vintage and antiquarian volumes with an emphasis on history, but carry books on many subjects. Currently we are building a catalogue from a large collection. We have been members of Biblio.com since around 2001 under the name Greenberry House. Our descriptions are detailed and careful and we try to note every flaw. ALL of our books are photographed and show you the exact item you will receive. We ship within one business day of receipt of orders and generally do not add shipping charges to the amount on your original invoice.
Glossary
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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"...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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