Letters of an Italian Nun and an English Gentleman. Translated from the French of J.J. Rousseau
by Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
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- good
- Condition
- Good
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Dover, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Dublin: Printed by Graisberry and Campbell for P. Byrne, P. Wogan, J. Rice and W. Jones, 1795. Full Leather. Good. Stated fourth edition. Full calf leather. Xi, 214 pp. An English language edition, published in Ireland, of this work by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the noted 18th century French philosopher and writer, apparently translated into English from an untitled manuscript by Rousseau. GOOD condition. Leather cracked and split along the entire length of the front hinge and most of the rear hinge. Large area of discoloration/staining to the lower rear cover. Moderate to heavy scuffing, mostly to the extremities and spine. Mostly minor scattered foxing and spotting in the interior.
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- Bookseller
- Mare Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010069
- Title
- Letters of an Italian Nun and an English Gentleman. Translated from the French of J.J. Rousseau
- Author
- Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed by Graisberry and Campbell for P. Byrne, P. Wogan, J. Rice and W. Jones
- Place of Publication
- Dublin
- Date Published
- 1795
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- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Essays/ Non Fiction;
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...