London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co, 1887. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Xxiii, 284 Pp. Red Cloth, Gilt, Covers With Beveled Edges, Top Edge Gilt, Page Block With Deckled Edges. Wear, Some Fading To Spine Cloth, Spine Gilt Somewhat Weak But Readable, Fraying At Spine Ends And Corners, Hinges Intact But Cracked At P 273. Ownership Signature Of Professor Arthur S. Hoyt Of Hamilton College, Dated April 1887; Facsimile Of An Illustration Inscribed From Hugh Thomason To Austin Dobson Dated Dec 1899, Pasted To Rear Pastedown.

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Bookseller: Arroyo Seco Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 035452
Title: Eighteenth Century Essays
Author: Dobson, Austin
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1887
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Bookseller catalogs: Literature: Eighteenth Century;

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