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The Edinburgh Review or Critical Journal: for Nov 1814É Feb 1815 (vol XXIV)
by Jeffrey, Francis (ed.)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good, 1st edition, no d/j, half-bound, marbled boards, black gilt ruled corners & spine titling; front board very loose, text bl
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Archibald Constable & Co, 1815. 1st. h/b. Good, 1st edition, no d/j, half-bound, marbled boards, black gilt ruled corners & spine titling; front board very loose, text block firm, pages crisp & marbled edges. Provenance: from library of Sir Christopher Ondaatje, FRSL.. 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8"" x 5_""). Started on 10 October 1802 by Francis Jeffrey, Sydney Smith, Henry Brougham, and Francis Horner, it was published by Archibald Constable in quarterly issues until 1929. It began as a literary and political review.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- The Edinburgh Review or Critical Journal: for Nov 1814É Feb 1815 (vol XXIV)
- Author
- Jeffrey, Francis (ed.)
- Format/Binding
- H/b
- Book Condition
- Used - Good, 1st edition, no d/j, half-bound, marbled boards, black gilt ruled corners & spine titling; front board very loose, text bl
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Archibald Constable & Co
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1815
- Pages
- 560
- Size
- 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8"" x 5_
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, journalism, literary criticism, poetry, essays, provenance, Ondaatje, Walter Scott, Wordsworth
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian;
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