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Historical Memoirs of My Own Time. Part the First, from 1772 to 1780, Part the Second from 1781 to 1784
by Wraxall, Sir N. William
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London: For T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1815. Octavo. 2nd edition. In two volumes. 561 and 602pp. From the library of Philip Reade of Woodpark with his bookplate. A memoir of events Wraxall witnessed or information he received from respectable sources. In this edition he admits a few libel mistakes were made and he is either making corrections or simply leaving this information out of his work. Bound in 3/4 calf over marbled paper covered boards, black morocco spine label gilt, marbled paper rubbed, internally clean and bright. A handsome set.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022246
- Title
- Historical Memoirs of My Own Time. Part the First, from 1772 to 1780, Part the Second from 1781 to 1784
- Author
- Wraxall, Sir N. William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- For T. Cadell and W. Davies
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1815
- Keywords
- French Revolution
- Bookseller catalogs
- English Literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
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