A History of Eighteenth Century Literature (1660-1780)
by Edmund Gosse, C.B
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: MacMillan and Co., Limited, 1917. Reprint. . Cloth Bound Boards. Good/No Jacket. 1917 reprint. Size octavo, 415 pages plus 2 pages of publisher's advertisements. Black cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. Condition good, corners and spine ends rubbed, gilt on spine has been rubbed and dulled a lot and is hardly visible, pages are browned at the edges else clean. Previous owner's name to front end-paper: "Malcolm Elwin, University College, Oxford. January 23rd 1922" This copy was owned by Malcolm Elwin who was later to become a biographer and literary critic. From Malcolm Elwin's own library, part of a large selection of his books we recently purchased from a highly reputable auctioneer. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lazarus Books Limited
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016196
- Title
- A History of Eighteenth Century Literature (1660-1780)
- Author
- Edmund Gosse, C.B
- Format/Binding
- Cloth Bound Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- MacMillan and Co., Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1917
- Keywords
- NON FICTION LITERARY COLLECTIONS CRITICISM
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About the Seller
Lazarus Books Limited
Biblio member since 2007
Blackpool, Lancashire
About Lazarus Books Limited
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- Gilt
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- Reprint
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- Octavo
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