THE HISTORY OF HIS OWN TIME, COMPILED FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS OF HIS LATE EXCELLENCY, MATTHEW PRIOR, ESQ; REVISED AND SIGNED BY HIMSELF, AND COPIED FAIR FOR THE PRESS BY MR. ADRIAN DRIFT, HIS EXECUTOR
by Prior, Matthew, 1664-1721
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London, England: Privately Printed (for the Editor), 1740. Second Edition. Leather-bound. Very Good Plus. Later smooth calf. Spine ruled in gilt, with gilt title lettering.8" x 5 1/4" (21 cm.). viii + 472, [8] ) Index) Many letters relating to political and personal affairs, quoted in full. "When Prior was abroad Drift acted as his secretary and was a personal friend and one of the poet's executors" (Westminster Abbey site).
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 83071
- Title
- THE HISTORY OF HIS OWN TIME, COMPILED FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS OF HIS LATE EXCELLENCY, MATTHEW PRIOR, ESQ; REVISED AND SIGNED BY HIMSELF, AND COPIED FAIR FOR THE PRESS BY MR. ADRIAN DRIFT, HIS EXECUTOR
- Author
- Prior, Matthew, 1664-1721
- Format/Binding
- Leather-bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Privately Printed (for the Editor)
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1740
- Keywords
- Poets, British Poets, Satirical Poets, Literary Biography
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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...
- Spine
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- 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...