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A Pinch - of Snuff: Composed of Curious Partriculars and Original Anecdotes of Snuff Taking; as Well as a Review of Snuff, Snuff-boxes, Snuff-Shops, Snuff-Takers and Snuff-Papers; with the Moral and Physical Effects of Snuff
by Dean Snift of Brazen-Nose
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: Robert Tyas, 1840. First edition, 1840. Humorous portrayal of snuff and all involved with it, illustrated sith black and white engraved plates. Pictorial hardcover, 152 pages. Covers rubbed with additional wear to corners and spine ends, light surface chipping along rear joint, good hinges, firm text block, lightly age-toned but clean pages with a couple of light traces of foxing, owner business card and stamps on rear free endpaper, no other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 047470
- Title
- A Pinch - of Snuff: Composed of Curious Partriculars and Original Anecdotes of Snuff Taking; as Well as a Review of Snuff, Snuff-boxes, Snuff-Shops, Snuff-Takers and Snuff-Papers; with the Moral and Physical Effects of Snuff
- Author
- Dean Snift of Brazen-Nose
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Robert Tyas
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1840
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- BRITISH HUMOR
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History; Recreation, Sports and Hobbies;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
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- First Edition
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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....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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