The Cheltenham Mail Bag; or, letters from Gloucester
by Quince, Peter, The Younger, pseud. (ed.) [Halpin, William Henry]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description and photographs
- Seller
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Hay on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
John Warren. London. 1820. First edition. 12mo. viii, 137pp. Contemporary half calf, marbled boards, gilt. Rubbed to extremities. Endpapers and title page toned. Signature of Thos. Yarde to fep.
"If it were necessary for me, and I rejoice that it is not, to account for the way in which the following Letters came into my possession. I think I could as satisfactorily acquit myself…I have merely availed myself of an opportunity…I shall only observe, that when the packet, which contained the letters in question, came into my hands, it was not padlocked…If a few secrets should escape, or a few uneasy thoughts spring out like the plagues from Pandora's box…no sting may for a moment, wound an honest bosom" A curiosity: a "passing smile at folly".
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- Bookseller
- Paul Haynes Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- biblio206
- Title
- The Cheltenham Mail Bag; or, letters from Gloucester
- Author
- Quince, Peter, The Younger, pseud. (ed.) [Halpin, William Henry]
- Book Condition
- Used - See description and photographs
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Warren
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1820
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Literature, Humour, Letters
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Caricature, Satire, Cartoons and Humour; British Local History; Tiny Treasures; Fine Bindings;
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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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Marbled boards
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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...
- 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...
- 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...