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Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains Of Mrs Piozzi (Thrale) Edited with Notes and an Introductory Account of her Life and Writings
by A Hayward (editor), Hester Thrale
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1861. Cloth. Good. 8" by 5". None. Two volumes of Mrs Piozzi's autobiography. With a frontispiece to each volume. From the library of one Arthur C Newsum, with his bookplate to the front pastedown of each volume. With half titles to each volume and a leaf of errata. Edited, with an introduction and notes by A Hayward. Hester Thrale, or Hester Piozzi was a British diarist and author. She was also a patron of the arts. Her diaries are considered to be an important source of information on Samuel Johnson as well as 18th century life. In original cloth bindings with blind stamping to the boards. Externally, generally smart with small patches of slight rubbing to the extremities and joints. Bumping to the head and tail of spines as well as rubbing which has resulted in some loss, particularly to the head of spine to volume II. A few spots to front boards of volume II. Fading to the spines. Bumping to the extremities. Bookplates to the front pastedown, Arthur C Newsum. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned to edges with the odd spot throughout. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GEN27-D-26
- Title
- Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains Of Mrs Piozzi (Thrale) Edited with Notes and an Introductory Account of her Life and Writings
- Author
- A Hayward (editor), Hester Thrale
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1861
- Size
- 8" by 5"
- Keywords
- Mrs Piozzi Hester Thrale Hester Piozzi Diary Hester Thrale A Hayward
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Rooke Books
Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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