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The unspeakable Curll : being some account of Edmund Curll, bookseller ; to which is added a full list of his books
by Straus, Ralph (1882-1950)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
London : Chapman and Hall, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Limited edition, 500/535. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xi pages, pages 12, 322 pages : frontispiece, plates (including portraits, facsimiles) ; 24cm. Subjects: Curll, Edmund (1675-1747). Booksellers and bookselling -- London (England).
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 302747
- Title
- The unspeakable Curll : being some account of Edmund Curll, bookseller ; to which is added a full list of his books
- Author
- Straus, Ralph (1882-1950)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- London : Chapman and Hall
- Date Published
- 1927
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