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The Four Georges: Sketches of Manners, Morals, Court, and Town Life
by Thackeray, W. M. [William Makepeace]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Webster, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1861. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. First edition, first state (November ads). Lacks one plate (page 59), minor general wear. 1861 Hard Cover. 226, 16 pp. Decoratively stamped green cloth, gilt titles and devices on spine. A collection of lectures given by Thackeray on his 1855-56 visit to the United States.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Yesterday's Muse Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2307169
- Title
- The Four Georges: Sketches of Manners, Morals, Court, and Town Life
- Author
- Thackeray, W. M. [William Makepeace]
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1861
- Weight
- 0.88 lbs
- Keywords
- WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY LECTURES KING GEORGE HISTORY EUROPE EUROPEAN BRITISH ENGLAND
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About the Seller
Yesterday's Muse Books
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Webster, New York
About Yesterday's Muse Books
Yesterday's Muse Inc. is an independent used & rare bookseller that has been in operation for over 15 years. We opened our first 'brick and mortar' storefront in December of 2008 in our hometown of Webster, NY.Owner Jonathan Smalter is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), former vice president of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), both of which are trade organizations created to promote ethical online selling practices, and to encourage continuing education among fellow booksellers. He is also a 2011 graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (CABS). He has nearly 20 years of experience in the book trade, during which time he has become adept at evaluating used and collectible books.
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- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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....
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