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Sketches of the Natural, Civil, and Political State of Swisserland in a Series of Letters to William Melmoth.
by Melmoth William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: J. Dodsley, 1779. Book measures 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. viii, 532pp, 1pp postscript. Bound in full period calf, raised bands, red leather title label. Calf lightly rubbed, some minor wear loss on head of spine, leather cracked along spine/text block, text block holding but tender. Internally, previous owners bookplate, some light browning or spotting. Pages in good clean condition. A nice copy, in a period binding. . First Edition. Period Calf. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- George Jeffery Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 098475
- Title
- Sketches of the Natural, Civil, and Political State of Swisserland in a Series of Letters to William Melmoth.
- Author
- Melmoth William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J. Dodsley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1779
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- Switzerland
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel; Leather Bindings; Antiquarian;
Terms of Sale
George Jeffery Books
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About the Seller
George Jeffery Books
Biblio member since 2005
CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire
About George Jeffery Books
We are a long established company dealing in second-hand, out of print and antiquarian books on all subjects. We are based in Hertfordshire, just 2 miles north of Junction 25 of the M25. We are members of the PBFA and exhibit at a large number of their fairs across the UK. We also exhibit in London at least twice a month at the Russell and Royal National Hotels, and regularly exhibit at H&D fairs in the South East, we also organise a monthly Fair at the Royal National Hotel, this fair has exhibitors specialising in books, maps, prints and ephemera. Please contact us for any further details.
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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,...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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