The Unversal Magazine of Knowledge & Pleasure. Containing News, Letters, Debates... ETC. And Other Arts & Sciences: Which May Render It Instructive & Entertaining, To Gentry, Merchants, Farmers and Tradesmen: To Which occasionally Will Be Added & Impartial Account of Books In Several Languages, And Of The State Of Learning in Europe; Also, Of the Stage, New Operas, Plays and Oratorios. Volume LXXIX (July 1786 - December 1786)
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William Bent. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1786. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarter bound calf and plain paper covere boards. 5 raised bands and black spinal label indicating Volume 79. Bands showing light foxing scarttered throughout. Includes all plates ghosting to page opposite (no tissue as published). Rounded corners to boards and heavy edgewear leather worn especially at head & tail of spine with pieces missing. Plain paper end papers with previous owner's book plate on front paste down. Bands showing at front hinge and leather split. Rear hinge starting. Some closed tears scattered throughout the text block. Page edges uneven as bound. Moderate to heavy edge & corner to boards. Read descriptions carefully. Avoid GLASSFROGBOOKS, ERGODOBOOKS, MORE BOOKS, IRISH BOOKSELLERS, PRO QUO/BAYSIDE BOOKS, BOOKSPLEASE, RIA CHRISTIE, DISCOVER BOOKS, BOOKS2ANYWHERE, BOOKS EXPRESS, CHIRON MEDIA! These "Booksellers" have no books of their own.... they buy honest booksellers' books, upcharge you and have no idea what the book is really like. Support your local and small bookstore owners! .
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- Boomer's Books
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- The Unversal Magazine of Knowledge & Pleasure. Containing News, Letters, Debates... ETC. And Other Arts & Sciences: Which May Render It Instructive & Entertaining, To Gentry, Merchants, Farmers and Tradesmen: To Which occasionally Will Be Added & Impartial Account of Books In Several Languages, And Of The State Of Learning in Europe; Also, Of the Stage, New Operas, Plays and Oratorios. Volume LXXIX (July 1786 - December 1786)
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- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with No dust jacket as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- William Bent
- Date Published
- 1786
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