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The Novels of Tobias Smollett
by Tobias Smollett
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
$444.43$399.99
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About This Item
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1926. Leather. Very Good. 9.5" by 6.5". George Cruikshank. An attractively-bound set of ten volumes of the novels of Tobias Smollett. Illustrated throughout with nineteen plates reproduced from etchings by George Cruikshank (collated, complete). Containing: Volume I: 'The Adventures of Roderick Random' (volume I) Volume II: 'The Adventures of Roderick Random' (volume II) Volume III: 'The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle' (volume I) Volume IV: 'The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle' (volume II) Volume VI: 'The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle '(volume IV) Volume VII: 'The Adventures of Ferdinand Fathom' (volume I) Volume VIII: 'The Adventures of Ferdinand Fathom' (volume II) Volume IX: 'The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves Together With the History and Adventures of an Atom' Volume X: 'Humphry Clinker' (Volume I) Volume XI: 'Humphry Clinker' (volume II) Large paper edition, limited to five hundred copies, of which this is number 123. Ten volumes of eleven only (missing volume V). Tobias George Smollett (19 March 1721 17 September 1771) was a Scottish poet and author. He was best known for his picaresque novels, such as 'The Adventures of Roderick Random' (1748) and 'The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle' (1751), which influenced later novelists such as Charles Dickens. Bound at the Riverside Press (binder's ink stamp to front endpaper). In half-morocco bindings. Externally, smart, though with some bumping and rubbing to the extremities. Marks to the front board of the third volume. Six joints starting, with one joint cracked. One hinge is tender and may detach from the textblock edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- FIN3-F-1
- Title
- The Novels of Tobias Smollett
- Author
- Tobias Smollett
- Illustrator
- George Cruikshank
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston and New York
- Date Published
- 1926
- Size
- 9.5" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- roderick random peregrine pickle ferdinand fathom sir launcelot greaves peregrine pickle humphry clinker tobias smollett
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Rooke Books
Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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,...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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