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Christopher North' a Memoir of John Wilson [1785-1854], Compiled by His Daughter
by Gordon, Mrs. (Mary W. )
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Worthington Company, 1863. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 8vo. Cloth, slight rubbing. Paper age toned and getting brittle. Engraved frontispiece little foxed. Wilson, conributing to Blackwood's & other periodicals, used the pseudonym 'Christopher North.'. This is the first USA edition. Size: 8vo. 484 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 pounds or less. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Literature & Literary. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 050236
- Title
- Christopher North' a Memoir of John Wilson [1785-1854], Compiled by His Daughter
- Author
- Gordon, Mrs. (Mary W. )
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Worthington Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1863
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Literature Biography & Autobiography; Literature & Literary. Christopher North a Memoir of John Wilson 17851854 Compiled by His Daughter Gordon Mrs Mary W
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
We specialize in books by and about C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, the Inklings, and their Friends.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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