DAYS OF THE DANDIES [Grolier Society, biographies of 18th-century English authors, magnificently bound, 15-volume set.]
by Various: Sterne, Lawrence; Horace Wallpole; Beau Nash; Fanny Burney; Lady Montagu; Peg Woffington; et al
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
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About This Item
London: Grolier Society, 1900. Book. Fine. Three-Quarter Leather. Limited Edition. Royal 8vo (23 x 15.5 cm). Complete 15 volume set; Edition De Luxe, this set numbered 990 of 1,000 copies. Collection of ten literary biographies [see below], beautifully bound in an elegant and refined "arts and crafts" style; contemporary three-quarter green morocco, gilt-decorated spines including floral motifs highlighted in red. Top edges gilt, other edges uncut; green and gold marbled end papers. Richly illustrated with hand-coloured frontispiece plates in each volume and, throughout the set, a further 75 b/w plates with captioned tissue-guards. In fine condition with minimal rubbing to extremities. Contents clean and tight, unmarked, no inscriptions. Following the Grolier Society's successful Beaux & Belles of England, this collection of entertaining biographies was published including: Lawrence Sterne, Horace Wallpole, Beau Nash, Fanny Burney, Lady Montagu, Peg Woffington, Mrs Jordan, Colley Ciber and Captain Gronow. A fine set, beautifully bound..
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- Bookseller
- Loe Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 031880
- Title
- DAYS OF THE DANDIES [Grolier Society, biographies of 18th-century English authors, magnificently bound, 15-volume set.]
- Author
- Various: Sterne, Lawrence; Horace Wallpole; Beau Nash; Fanny Burney; Lady Montagu; Peg Woffington; et al
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Grolier Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1900
- Size
- Royal 8vo (23 x 15.5 cm)
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian; Bindings - Fine; Literary Sets;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Loe Books
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Glossary
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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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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