The Works, In Verse and prose, of William Shenstone, Esq; in Two Volumes. with Decoration [&] Volume III, Containing Lettters to Particular Friends, Year 1739 to 1763 [3 Vols.]
by SHENSTONE, William;
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: H.S. Woodfal for J. Dodsley, 1773. Mixed Set. Full Leather. 12mo. First two volumes are fourth addition, third volume of letters is third edition. Bound in brown leather with gilt fillets to ribbed spine, gilt title to red title label, red speckling to edges. Ilustrated with copper engraved devices heading some poems; fold-out map of the Leasowes to volume two. Leather with spine darkened and with surface crackling, gilt tarnishing so quite dull; boards worn at corners. Endpapers tanning, with dark patches from glue; small signature in brown ink to title pages; foxing throughout, top dust darkend; some pencil notes and marginal marks.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28110
- Title
- The Works, In Verse and prose, of William Shenstone, Esq; in Two Volumes. with Decoration [&] Volume III, Containing Lettters to Particular Friends, Year 1739 to 1763 [3 Vols.]
- Author
- SHENSTONE, William;
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Mixed Set
- Publisher
- H.S. Woodfal for J. Dodsley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1773
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
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About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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