A Selection of Curious Articles from The Gentleman's Magazine (Four Volumes, Complete)
by Walker, John (ed)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1814. Third Edition. First Printing. Leather. Publisher's full brown leather, spines in six compartments separated by gilt borders, gilt lettering on burgundy labels in one compartment, gilt tooling or volume numbers in remaining compartments. This is an anthology of hundreds of selections from articles that appeared in "The Gentleman's Magazine" since its first publication in 1731, compiled and edited by John Walker in 1809. "The Gentleman's Magazine" was one of the most popular publications of its era, and includes a great deal of history, philosophy, antiquarian research, literary criticism, letters from eminent authors, biographical memoirs, natural history and many other subjects. Vol. I: Researches, Historical and Antiquarian; Vol. II. Ancient and Modern Literature, Criticism and Philology, Philosophy and Natural History; Vol. III: Letters to and From Eminent Persons, Miscellaneous Articles, including Anecdotes of Extraordinary Persons, Useful Projects and Inventions, &c. &c.; Vol. IV: Biographical Memoirs, Literary Anecdotes, and Characters, Topographical Notices. . Boards rubbed, corners bumped, hinges professionally reinforced; text block tight, square and clean. VERY GOOD. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. xv, 486; xii, 540; xv, 544; xii, 620 pp .
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- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15962
- Title
- A Selection of Curious Articles from The Gentleman's Magazine (Four Volumes, Complete)
- Author
- Walker, John (ed)
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Third Edition. First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1814
- Keywords
- Rare Books;, Fine Bindings;, History;, Antiquarian;, Gentleman's Magazine;
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