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A Simple Story (1791)
by Inchbald, Mrs [Elizabeth]
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
LEWES, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: F. C. & J. Rivington etc etc, 1820. Book. Good. Hardcover. A New Edition, with the Last Corrections by the Author. Full early C19th tan calf; raised bands, elaborate gilt decorations and red leather title label on spine; gilt decorations around board edges; brown endpapers. Small chip at fot of spine, a few light marks, two armorial bookplates on front pastedowns and front free endpapers: good. Part of the extensive set of British Novelists edited by Mrs Barbauld [The British Novelists; with an Essay, and Prefaces Biographical and Critical by Mrs Barbauld. A New Edition, Volume XXVIII]..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Richard Beaton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- NL0720
- Title
- A Simple Story (1791)
- Author
- Inchbald, Mrs [Elizabeth]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- F. C. & J. Rivington etc etc
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1820
Terms of Sale
Richard Beaton
Orders will be processed and despatched, wherever possible, with 24 hours. Orders received over the weekend will normally be processed and despatched on the following Monday. Delivery/postage is NOT included in the listed price. Delivery in the UK is normally by second class letter post/standard parcels, unless another service is requested and paid for by customer. Delivery outside the UK (worldwide) is made by airmail or surface mail, unless another service is requested and paid for by the customer. The condition of all books has been carefully described, noting all significant faults. If the condition of any book or books does not meet the description, the item may be returned for a full refund, including return postage. Where a customer wishes to cancel a purchase, the book(s) may be returned for a refund, but with return carriage paid by the customer. The customer must contact Richard Beaton to request the return, within 14 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Richard Beaton
Biblio member since 2005
LEWES
About Richard Beaton
In addition to listing on bookselling websites, I issue quarterly catalogues, available free of charge on request. I offer a select stock of nineteenth and early twentieth century fiction -- novels, short story collections, literary journals, annuals etc, with a strong emphasis on lesser-known novelists.
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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"...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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....
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