Leicestershire Words, Phrases and Proverbs
by Evans, Arthur B
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London: William Pickering, 1848. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. Thin 4to. xvii, 116pp. Full leather tooled in gilt and blind on the spine and boards; all edges gilt.
Inscribed on the preliminary blank to The Earl Howe, from the Author. The Earl Howe is likely Richard Curzon-Howe, the first Earl Howe, 1796-1870. And with the bookplate of Victor de Guinzbourg on the front pastedown.
Edges and hinges lightly rubbed , else this is a very good copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thorn Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19406
- Title
- Leicestershire Words, Phrases and Proverbs
- Author
- Evans, Arthur B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- William Pickering
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1848
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare Books;
Terms of Sale
Thorn Books
All books returnable for any reason within seven days, providing only that they are received in the same condition as shipped. Shipments to an Arizona address must add appropriate sales tax. Libraries billed.
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Thorn Books
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Tucson, Arizona
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