The Works in Verse and Prose, of William Shenstone, Esq., --- with Decorations
by Shenstone, William
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: R and J Dodsley, 1764. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. 2 volumes. 8vo. viii, 345, (9); (8), 392pp. Contemporary calf boards nicely rebacked with leather lettering labels, gilt. Illustrated with engravings and with a vignette of a kingfisher on the title pages. A very good set. ESTC T92444.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thorn Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18334
- Title
- The Works in Verse and Prose, of William Shenstone, Esq., --- with Decorations
- Author
- Shenstone, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- R and J Dodsley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1764
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare Books;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Thorn Books
All books returnable for any reason within seven days, providing only that they are received in the same condition as shipped. Shipments to an Arizona address must add appropriate sales tax. Libraries billed.
About the Seller
Thorn Books
Biblio member since 2003
Tucson, Arizona
About Thorn Books
Thorn Books offers antiquarian, rare and out-of-print books. Frequently updated catalogues are available online in our specialty areas: King Arthur; Early Britain; Western Americana; California; Literature; and Rare Books. We are open by appointment only. Thorn Books is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers of American (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), and the Independent League of Online Booksellers (IOBA).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end 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...