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London 1753
by O'Connell, Sheila
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- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- Seller
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Spray, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Boston: David R. Godine, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 4to 11" - 13" tall. As New condition hardcover copy, neither shelf- nor edge-worn, neither sunned nor marked as a remainder. Bound handsomely in hardcover quarto format, Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, not price-clipped, and with Brodart sleeve protector. Essays by the editor, Sheila O'Connell, and with contributions by Roy Porter, Celina Fox, and Ralph Hyde. First U.S. Edition, bound in fine burgundy cloth. 272 pp. and gorgeously illustrated with 30 color images and 350 black-and-white. The publisher's blurb praises this "visual feast that captures the excitement, vitality, topography, iconography, and sociology of this great metropolis as it approached the peak of its power and influence." Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Bookseller
- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 352310
- Title
- London 1753
- Author
- O'Connell, Sheila
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- David R. Godine
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 2003
- Size
- 4to 11" - 13" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Sheila O'Connell|Roy Porter|Celina Fox|Ralph Hyde|London|England|English history
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