The Life of John Dryden
by Scott, Walter
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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San Jose, California, United States
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About This Item
Robert Cadell, Edinburgh, 1834. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Green cloth, half bound in dark green leather. Gilt spine lettering and decorations. Patterned end papers and page edges. The edges and folds are rubbed, causing light losses to the leather on the folds, and heavier losses on the corners where the boards are exposed. Gilt lettering is only slightly diminished. The interior has two steel engravings on heavy paper, each however, is missing the tissue guard. Other than that, the interior quite nice with tight binding.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Trilby & Co. Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13020405
- Title
- The Life of John Dryden
- Author
- Scott, Walter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Robert Cadell, Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1834
- Keywords
- first edition
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Trilby & Co. Books
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San Jose, California
About Trilby & Co. Books
Trilby & Co. Books is located in Northern California. The company was founded years ago by a Shetland Sheepdog named Trilby. Trilby's message to her family was brief and direct - the sale of books would increase disposable income and improve the quality of provisions in her food dish. My name is McTavish (picture above). I am the current CEO of this company, and I approve of her message. Oh, by the way, my speciality is literature, with an emphasis on first editions and signed books.
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