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The Flowers of Wit, or A Choice Collection of Bon Mots, both Antient and Modern; with Biographical and Critical Remarks [Two Volumes]
by Kett, Henry
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Lackington, Allen, and Co. 1814. 12mo. 2 volumes. xxiv, 216; 222, [2] pp. Half brown suede leather over blue boards with raised bands to spine; all edges speckled. Boards quite marked and stained, with some wear and tear to spine ends and corners. Binding firm. Minor spots scattered throughout, but generally internally clan. Bears the bookplate to ffep. of William le Fleming of Rydal Hall, Cumbria, MP for Westmoreland, crossed out and Mary le Fleming written in ink underneath. Collection of witticisms from all across the world and history. . Very Good. Leather Spine. First Editions. 1814.
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- Bookseller
- Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 68752
- Title
- The Flowers of Wit, or A Choice Collection of Bon Mots, both Antient and Modern; with Biographical and Critical Remarks [Two Volumes]
- Author
- Kett, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Leather Spine
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Editions
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Lackington, Allen, and Co. 1814
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1814
- Size
- 12mo.
- Keywords
- Sayings,Wit,Witticism,Witty,Epigrams,Women's Ownership
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Etiquette, Manners, and Instruction; Dictionaries and Reference;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA
Biblio member since 2005
London, Greater London
About Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA
We process internet and mail orders swiftly and have daily collections. Within the UK we ship via Royal Mail and UPS. For the US we use USPS tracked services and Fedex. For the rest of the World we mostly use Royal Mail Tracked, as well as Parcelforce and DPD. European deliveries we use Royal Mail Tracked or brokers for all else.
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- Spine
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- 12mo
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in 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...
- Bookplate
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