The Life, Letters, and Friendships of Richard Monckton Milnes, First Lord Houghton (2 Volume Set)
by Reid, T. Weiss
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Cassell Publishing Company, 1891. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Both volumes of the set. Brown leather covers with gilt lettering, bright and clear on cover slightly faded but very clear on spine. Some shelf wear on top and bottom of spines. 1/8 inch tear in cloth on top of spine of volume I. Some pencil marks to front papers and top of title page by previous book dealer. No other markings or creases or imperfections. Tight straight binding, frontispiece illustrations and tissues pristine. Excellent copies. Private owner, not ex-library.
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- Bookseller
- William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000031
- Title
- The Life, Letters, and Friendships of Richard Monckton Milnes, First Lord Houghton (2 Volume Set)
- Author
- Reid, T. Weiss
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Cassell Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1891
- Pages
- 1071
- Keywords
- monckton, milnes, british, politics, victorian, history, life, letters
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
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Greenwood, South Carolina
About William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts specializes in modern poetry and southern history, with an emphasis on first and signed editions.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
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- 12mo
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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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
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