the letters of charles lamb with a sketch of his life by thomas noon talfourd, one of his executors - 2 volumes -
by CHARLES LAMB & THOMAS NOON TALFOURD
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Hay on Wye, Powys, United Kingdom
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About This Item
1837. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket . No dustwrapper. 8vo. - both volumes: corners bumped with small area of boards exposed - boards rubbed, unevenly faded and shelfworn - rebacked with original spines stuck down (missing a little top and tail and a little stained) - foxing and toning to endpapers and title pages - edges of text block rubbed, toned with minor foxing - some minor pencil marginalia to a handful of pages - Books ow/ strong, content clean and bright - portrait frontispiece to both volumes - 335 + 338 pages - 673 pages
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- Title
- the letters of charles lamb with a sketch of his life by thomas noon talfourd, one of his executors - 2 volumes -
- Author
- CHARLES LAMB & THOMAS NOON TALFOURD
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Date Published
- 1837
- Size
- No dustwrapper
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Dustwrapper
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- Tail
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- Marginalia
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