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Posthumous Works of the Author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: In Four Volumes
by Wollstonecraft, Mary
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed for J. Johnson, 1798. First Edition. Very Good. First edition. [xviii], 181; [vi], 196; [viii], 192; [viii], 195 pp. Complete in four volumes. Contemporary quarter leather with marbled paper sides, spines ruled and numbered in gilt with morocco labels. Bound with half titles, errata noted on versos of Vol. I b6 and Table of Contents of Vol. IV as with the Godwin copy, Windle a8a. Very Good with rubbing to spine edges and gilt, dust-soiling, head of Vol. II worn, former owner's name to front free endpapers, endpapers foxed, faint corner crease to later quarter of pages in Vol. IV. Rare.
Contains the incomplete The Wrongs of Woman, or Maria as well as Lessons for Children, Letters and Miscellaneous Pieces, Letters to Imlay, Letter on the Present Character of the French Nation, Letters to Johnson, the incomplete The Cave of Fancy, On Poetry, and Hints.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140941632
- Title
- Posthumous Works of the Author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: In Four Volumes
- Author
- Wollstonecraft, Mary
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Printed for J. Johnson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1798
- Keywords
- feminism, godwin, circle, vindication rights of woman, women
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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