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Discourses on Several Subjects and Occasions (4-Volume Set, First Editions)
by George Horne
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket as Issued
- Seller
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Oxford / London: At the Clarendon Press; For J. Cooke, G.G. and J. Robinson, T. Cadell, F. and C. Rivington, 1779, 1794. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 4-Volume Set. Brown half-leather bindings with marbled boards. Cover's corners are white. Red and green slips on each spine, as well as gilt designs and lettering. Five raised bands. Frontispiece in Volume 3. Bookplates ix, 387pp. 404pp. viii, 391pp. vii, 377pp. Volume 2 also contains a 27-page sermon in the back (published in 1775). Boards are rubbed. Spines of volume 1 and 2 have cracking. Head and feet of most spines are chipped. Front and back hinges starting (volume 3's hinges are the better of the 4). Volume 1 and 2 have text blocks that are starting to detach. Writing and underlining scattered throughout set. Good only. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 063861
- Title
- Discourses on Several Subjects and Occasions (4-Volume Set, First Editions)
- Author
- George Horne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- At the Clarendon Press; For J. Cooke, G.G. and J. Robinson, T. Cadell, F. and C. Rivington
- Place of Publication
- Oxford / London
- Date Published
- 1779, 1794
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
We specialize in books by and about C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, the Inklings, and their Friends.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
- Marbled boards
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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....
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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