LETTERS OF HORACE WALPOLE, Earl Of Orford, To Sir Horace Mann, British Envoy At The Court of Tuscany
by Horace Walpole, Lord Dover
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket as Issued
- Seller
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Mansonville, Quebec, Canada
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About This Item
New York: George Dearborn, Publisher., 1833. LETTERS OF HORACE WALPOLE, Earl Of Orford, To Sir Horace Mann, British Envoy At The Court of Tuscany. Now First Published From The Originals In The Possession Of The Earl Of Waldegrave- Lord Dover, Ed.- George Dearborn, Publisher.- New York- 1833- 2 Volumes Complete-1st Edition-1st Printing-US (Printed in the same year as the Richard Bentley edition-which preceded which not known)- Hardcover:-2 Volumes 8vo-Good/ no jacket as issued- original publishers green motif cloth with silver titles on spine-rubbed at extremities, spine sunned but title clear, light soiling, but square and tight textblock and spine-VOL.I- blank, [i-v], vi-xxxvii, blank,[xxxix], xl, [41], 42-431, blank. Lower corner of 431 and blank tear with loss, but none in text. Vol.II- blank, [1-5], 6-471 (including index), blank. Blank, tear with loss. Some marginal dampstaining not affecting text, light to moderate foxing throughout. Provenance: Previous owners signature in both volumes: Junius Addison Wingfield, Eatonton, Ga. b. Ga. 1814. m. 1 Mary P. Moseley, 2 Francis B. Moseley. Lawyer. Lt. Col. Ga. Vols, in Creek War 1836. State Senator, d. 1872.- A scarce 1st Edition, moreso than the Bentley- Non-fiction-letters-memoirs-art-historian-politican-antiquarian (2960) . Signed by State Senator. 1st Edition-1st Printing. Cloth. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
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- Bookseller
- jakoll (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2960
- Title
- LETTERS OF HORACE WALPOLE, Earl Of Orford, To Sir Horace Mann, British Envoy At The Court of Tuscany
- Author
- Horace Walpole, Lord Dover
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- 1st Edition-1st Printing
- Publisher
- George Dearborn, Publisher.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1833
- Keywords
- Non-fiction-letters-memoirs-art-historian-politican-antiquarian
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
jakoll
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About the Seller
jakoll
Biblio member since 2007
Mansonville, Quebec
About jakoll
We specialize in Modern 1st Edition, Children's books, Vintage classics, vinyl records, original movie posters, sports cards, comics, postage stamps and coins.We only sell online at this time and have been doing so for over 30 years.
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