Four Portraits: Studies of the Eighteenth Century
by Quennell, Peter
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Collins, 1946. First Edition, Second Impression. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo. Frontis., 242 p.., illus. Portraits of James Boswell, Edward Gibbon, Laurence Sterne, and John Wilkes. Spine darkened, edges discoloured, with bruising to head and tail of spine; price-clipped dustjacket is lightly soiled, darkened at spine, chipped at head and tail of spine, and edgeworn.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9868
- Title
- Four Portraits: Studies of the Eighteenth Century
- Author
- Quennell, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Second Impression
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- Literary Biography, Literary Criticism
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- Cloth
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- First Edition
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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....
- 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...