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THE WORKS OF TOBIAS SMOLLETT. In Twelve Volumes. Roderick Random (3) ; The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle (4); Ferdinand Count Fathom (2); The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves; The Expedition of Humphrey Clinker (2)
by Smollett, Tobias; George Saintsbury, Editor
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Item Price
$500.00$400.00
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About This Item
London and Philadelphia : Gibbings & Company, Limited/ J. B. Lippincott, 1895. "Of this Edition of Smollett's Novels, Fifteen hundred copies are printed for England and America by Messrs. Morrison & Gibb, Edinburgh, N.B." limitation statement on the verso of the series title for the first book of each novel. Twelve volumes, complete, bound in publisher's original green cloth with gilt stamped decorations front covers and gilt lettering at spines. tops gilt, illustrated title pages by noted British illustrator F.D. Bedford, a different tissue-guarded frontis engraving each volume. A Very Good Plus set, tiny rubs to cloth at tips, some spotting and toning, primarily at end pages. The complete set, uncommon thus. Will require additional postage for priority and international mail, please inquire. . Limited Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Limited Edition.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008656
- Title
- THE WORKS OF TOBIAS SMOLLETT. In Twelve Volumes. Roderick Random (3) ; The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle (4); Ferdinand Count Fathom (2); The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves; The Expedition of Humphrey Clinker (2)
- Author
- Smollett, Tobias; George Saintsbury, Editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Gibbings & Company, Limited/ J. B. Lippincott
- Place of Publication
- London and Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1895
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Any book is returnable for any reason within 10 days for a complete refund, as long as it is returned in the same condition as when received. Please notify in advance of return. I accept checks, money orders, Mastercard, Visa, and bank wire transfer.
About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Glossary
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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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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