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The Life of Arthur Duke of Wellington
by G. R. Gleig
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, Reader and Dyer, 1869 . Leather. Good. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. An early new and revised edition of this biography of the Duke of Wellington in full leather binding. Early edition of The Life of Arthur Duke of Wellington by G. R. Gleig in full calf binding. A new and revised edition with a new preface. Includes a monochrome plate as the frontispiece of an engraved portrait and facsimile signature. Gifted as a prize book. Prize ink inscription to the first free endpaper dated 1869.A good edition of Gleig's biography of Wellington. In full calf binding. Externally, there is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. The spine label is missing. There is also some slight rubbing to the leather in these areas. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with some light spotting to the endpapers. Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 844W55
- Title
- The Life of Arthur Duke of Wellington
- Author
- G. R. Gleig
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, Reader and Dyer
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1869
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Duke of Wellington Early edition Leather binding Illustrated Early edition
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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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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- Spine Label
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- Plate
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- Facsimile
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Rubbing
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- G
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