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Portraits, Memoirs, and Characters, of Remarkable Persons, from the Revolution in 1688 to the End of the Reign of George II. Collected from the Most Authentic Accounts Extant. In Four Volumes (Fine Regency Binding)
by Caulfield, James
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
London: H. R. Young & T. H. Whitely, 1819. Volume I and II published 1819, III and IV, 1820. Collated, xii, 171, vi, 235, iv, 260, iv, 292, lacking the plate for William Carstairs in Vol. I at p.87 and William Ellis at p.94. In handsome Regency period bindings of black morocco, the covers intricately and completely blind tooled with gilt border, the backs stamped in gilt, all edges gilt, plain gray end papers. Very Good, shelf rubs and light rubbing at joints, some offsetting throughout each volume, due to the plates. A total of 155 of the 157 plates called for, there being double plates in Vol. III for John Collington and John Stone at p. 189, and Samuel Goodere and Mahoney & White at p. 250. A marvelous compendium of portraits of some of the famous and notorious Brits who lived between 1688 and 1760. . First Edition. Morocco. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007797
- Title
- Portraits, Memoirs, and Characters, of Remarkable Persons, from the Revolution in 1688 to the End of the Reign of George II. Collected from the Most Authentic Accounts Extant. In Four Volumes (Fine Regency Binding)
- Author
- Caulfield, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- H. R. Young & T. H. Whitely
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1819
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- World History; Fine Bindings; Eighteenth Century;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- First Edition
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- Rubbing
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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