Occasional Reflections, Offered Principally for the Use of Schools
by DILLWYN, George
- Used
- near fine
- hardcover
- First
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Gloucester City, New Jersey
Item Price
$115.00
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About This Item
Burlington, N.J.: Printed for the Author by David Allison, 1815. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Small octavo. Contemporary speckled calf, ruled in gilt on the spine, with red leather spine label gilt. Contemporary owner inscription front fly, tiny paper remnant at the top of the spine, some modest rubbing, else an attractive, near fine copy. Thoughts of a Quaker preacher who taught and preached in the Southern U.S. and England, eventually settling in Burlington, NJ. *American Imprints 34575.*.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 82861
- Title
- Occasional Reflections, Offered Principally for the Use of Schools
- Author
- DILLWYN, George
- Format/binding
- Hardcover
- Book condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity-available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for the Author by David Allison
- Place of Publication
- Burlington, N.J.
- Date Published
- 1815
- Keywords
- NewJersiana
Terms of Sale
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About Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., founded in 1985, specializes in first editions of 20th Century American and English fiction. Our inventory of over 75,000 first editions includes: African-American literature & history, Mysteries, Detective Fiction, Drama, Books into Film and Sports books. We routinely issue extensively illustrated color catalogs, available by subscription. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA)and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). Tom Congalton, founder of Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., actively promotes the ethics and standards of these professional organizations and served as President of the ABAA from 2000 to 2002.
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