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Vindication of the Character and Conduct of Sir William Waller, Knight; Commander in Chief of the Parliament Forces in the West: Explanatory of His Conduct in Taking Up Arms Against King Charles the First
by Waller, Sir William
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
London: J. Debrett, 1793. Contemporary calf, red morocco label with gilt lettering back, stamp verso title page of "Museum Britanicum dupl. for sale 1831", calf rubbed at corners and edges, 1 signature loose and laid in, occasional faint marginal pencil notations, faint pencil notations rear end page, prior owner name in pecncil front end page, lacking half title page. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Sir William Waller and engraved portrait of William Lenthal facing page 191. SCARCE in current commerce. . First Edition. Calf. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008701
- Title
- Vindication of the Character and Conduct of Sir William Waller, Knight; Commander in Chief of the Parliament Forces in the West: Explanatory of His Conduct in Taking Up Arms Against King Charles the First
- Author
- Waller, Sir William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J. Debrett
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1793
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- World History; Eighteenth Century;
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Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- 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...
- Verso
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- 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...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
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