Notes from a diary : 1896 to January 23, 1901 / by Sir Mountstuart E. Grant Duff [complete in 2 volumes]
by Grant Duff, Mountstuart E. (Mountstuart Elphinstone), Sir (1829-1906)
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- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
London : J. Murray, 1905. First Edition. Hardback. Very good copies in the original gilt-blocked, gilt-decorated cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; Description: 2 v. ; 20 cm. Subjects: Grant Duff, Mountstuart E. (Mountstuart Elphinstone), Sir, 1829-1906. Great Britain - Social life and customs - 19th century. ""With these two volumes, the thirteenth and fourteenth of the series, I bring to a close the Notes, which I began to select from my Diary in 1896."" --v. 1, p. [v].
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 188427
- Title
- Notes from a diary : 1896 to January 23, 1901 / by Sir Mountstuart E. Grant Duff [complete in 2 volumes]
- Author
- Grant Duff, Mountstuart E. (Mountstuart Elphinstone), Sir (1829-1906)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : J. Murray
- Date Published
- 1905
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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