Darien; or, The Merchant Prince A Historical Romance
by Eliot Warburton
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Colburne and Co, 1852. First edition. Cloth. Good. 8" by 5". None. Two volumes of the historical romance novel Darien by Eliot Warburton. Two of three volumes of Darien; or, The Merchant Prince A Historical Romance by Eliot Warburton, including the first two volumes. This is a historical romance novel written by Eliot Warburton who was an Irish traveller and novelist. In quarter cloth with paper boards. Externally, smart with some marks to the boards, bumping to the head and tail of the spines and fading to the spines. Rear hinge is loose to volume one. A previous owner bookplate to the front pastedown of both volumes and a previous owner inscription to the front free endpaper of volume 2. Internally, firmly bound with generally bright pages with some scattered spots to the first and last few pages. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 842B48
- Title
- Darien; or, The Merchant Prince A Historical Romance
- Author
- Eliot Warburton
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Colburne and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1852
- Size
- 8" by 5"
- Keywords
- Darien; or, The Merchant Prince A Historical Romance eliot warburton historical romance eliot warburton
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Hinge
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