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MORDAUNT. Sketches of Life, Characters, and Manners in Various Countries; Including the Memoirs of a French Lady of Quality. Three Volumes
by Moore, John, M. D.) By the Author of ZELUCO & EDWARD
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
London: G. G. and J. Robinson, 1800. Three volumes in contemporary mottled calf, black morocco title labels and small red morocco volume labels with gilt decorations back, remnants of small prior owner labels front paste downs. Very Good, light rubbing at corners, moderate toning. "Moore was a man of the pre-revolutionary eighteenth-century world, and he describes that world, and the irruption into it of revolutionary types, with few prejudices and few illusions but with a sustained dry humour and a crisp ironical touch which me meet again only in Jane Austen." (W.L. Renwick). Block, p.165. Summers, p.428. A handsome and well-bound set. . First Edition. Mottled Calf. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008141
- Title
- MORDAUNT. Sketches of Life, Characters, and Manners in Various Countries; Including the Memoirs of a French Lady of Quality. Three Volumes
- Author
- Moore, John, M. D.) By the Author of ZELUCO & EDWARD
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- G. G. and J. Robinson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1800
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Fine Bindings; Eighteenth Century;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Gilt
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Calf
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- Rubbing
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- Jacket
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- First Edition
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