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COBBETT'S ENGLAND. A SELECTION FROM THE WRITINGS OF WILLIAM COBBETT. With Engravings by James Gillray. Edited With an Introduction by John Derry.
by COBBETT, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in slipcase
- Seller
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Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London: The Folio Society., 1968.. First Folio Society Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine in slipcase. Octavo, original printed boards, blue cloth spine titled and decorated in gilt. 276 pp. Illustrated with a series of eight caricatures by James Gillray entitled "The Life of William Cobbett, - written by Himself", originally published in 1809. Spine panel a bit tanned, otherwise a near fine copy in slipcase which shows some slight stains.
¶ An anthology of works by Cobbett, taken from 'Peter Porcupine', 'Rural Rides', 'The Political Register', &c, &c. The front & rear boards are printed with a pastiche of an early nineteenth-century hand-bill or poster, set within a typographical border.
¶ An anthology of works by Cobbett, taken from 'Peter Porcupine', 'Rural Rides', 'The Political Register', &c, &c. The front & rear boards are printed with a pastiche of an early nineteenth-century hand-bill or poster, set within a typographical border.
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- Bookseller
- Thompson Rare Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 311658
- Title
- COBBETT'S ENGLAND. A SELECTION FROM THE WRITINGS OF WILLIAM COBBETT. With Engravings by James Gillray. Edited With an Introduction by John Derry.
- Author
- COBBETT, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in slipcase
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Folio Society Edition.
- Publisher
- The Folio Society.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1968.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; History;
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- Cloth
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- Folio
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- Spine
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- Fine
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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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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