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Eighteenth Century Vignettes (vol I & II)
by Dobson, Austin
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good, red full leather binding, gilt decoration and spine titling bright (a little more faded on vol II); pages a.e.g., bin
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1906 & 1907. New. hardback. Very good, red full leather binding, gilt decoration and spine titling bright (a little more faded on vol II); pages a.e.g., binding tight, unmarked and crisp. Pull-out plate of Vauxhall Gardens (vol II) v.g.. 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_"" x 4""). The first two series of Dobson's very popular vignettes (from 1894).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC63653
- Title
- Eighteenth Century Vignettes (vol I & II)
- Author
- Dobson, Austin
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, red full leather binding, gilt decoration and spine titling bright (a little more faded on vol II); pages a.e.g., bin
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1906 & 1907
- Pages
- 308, 306
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- biography, history, leather-binding, pocket, set
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_\"\" x 4\"\")
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Inklings & Yarnspinners
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Maidenhead, Berkshire
About Inklings & Yarnspinners
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- Crisp
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- Spine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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