Elizabeth Montagu: The Queen of Blue-stockings: Her Correspondence From 1720- 1761
by Montagu, Elizabeth; Climenson, Emily (Editor)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Marshfield Hills, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1906. Hardcover. Good+. Edited correspondence of noted English socialite, literary critic and writer who helped found the Blue Stockings Society. Complete in two-volumes. Tall 8vo (9" tall). In light blue cloth with decorative gilt stamping to spine and boards. Call letters on spine and marks on endpapers where labels were removed, but no other institutional markings. More recently from the private collection of historian Frederick A. Hagar. Boards show some spotting. Pages remain clean and unmarked. Offered here as a solid reading copy.
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- Bookseller
- Black Paw Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9110
- Title
- Elizabeth Montagu: The Queen of Blue-stockings: Her Correspondence From 1720- 1761
- Author
- Montagu, Elizabeth; Climenson, Emily (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1906
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