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The Improvisatore or Life in Italy
by Andersen Hans Christian ( Translated By Mary Howitt )
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Richard Bentely, 1847. Collation, xxx[2]340pp, printed and engraved title page, frontis, half title. Bound in original publishers embossed cloth, gilt title lettering. Cloth light faded on spine, small nick on head of spine, slightly bumped. Binding in very good condition. Internally, light off-setting to title. Pages in very good clean condition. A very nice copy, in a very attractive period binding. A23. Buckram. Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- George Jeffery Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009477
- Title
- The Improvisatore or Life in Italy
- Author
- Andersen Hans Christian ( Translated By Mary Howitt )
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Richard Bentely
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1847
- Keywords
- Hans Christian Andersen
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Antiquarian; Women Writers Etc;
Terms of Sale
George Jeffery Books
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About the Seller
George Jeffery Books
Biblio member since 2005
CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire
About George Jeffery Books
We are a long established company dealing in second-hand, out of print and antiquarian books on all subjects. We are based in Hertfordshire, just 2 miles north of Junction 25 of the M25. We are members of the PBFA and exhibit at a large number of their fairs across the UK. We also exhibit in London at least twice a month at the Russell and Royal National Hotels, and regularly exhibit at H&D fairs in the South East, we also organise a monthly Fair at the Royal National Hotel, this fair has exhibitors specialising in books, maps, prints and ephemera. Please contact us for any further details.
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Half Title
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
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