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Mortimore Castle; A Cambrian Tale.
by [HOWELL Ann]
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Llandudno, Conwy, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Minerva Press, Leadenhall-Street : William Lane, 1793. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. A very rare Minerva Press offering in 2 volumes, bound as one. In modern, to style, half calf over marbled boards. Spine, decorative gilt tooling, raised bands, gilt title, to red morocco label. Internally, half title, [4], [1], 2-164. Half title, [4], [1], 2-149 pp, [3] Minerva adverts, new "old" endpages, text block edges darkened, very very occasional spot. (159*97 mm). (Garside, P. English novel 1770-1829,; 1793:21; Blakey, D. Minerva Press,; p. 302. Not in ESTC). (Featured in the Womens Print History Project, ILAB Catalog 2016, #114. From the Gary Munson collection). Listed in NY SOC & Germany Augsburg only. NOT listed in UK institutions! (yet) - OCLC.
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- Bookseller
- Madoc Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008067
- Title
- Mortimore Castle; A Cambrian Tale.
- Author
- [HOWELL Ann]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- William Lane
- Place of Publication
- London: Minerva Press, Leadenhall-Street
- Date Published
- 1793
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.88 lbs
- Keywords
- Minerva press Wales Cambrian Gothic Fiction General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Llandudno, Conwy
About Madoc Books
We are close to the beach and the wonderful Snowdonia National Park. Dealing in Fine & Rare Antiquarian books in the heart of North Wales. We have a general stock of rare books, which include, but are not limited to: history, topography, private press and items with a Welsh interest.
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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....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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
- 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...
- Marbled boards
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- Half Title
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- Edges
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