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SIR THOMAS MUNRO'S COPY: The Chace, A Poem.
by Somerville, William
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Worcester, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: London: Published by W Suttaby, no.2 Stationer's Court, & C.Corral, Charing Cross, 1805. Full leather. Near Fine. Small octavo (5 x 3 inches); 95pp. In early nineteenth century red full straight grain morocco, gilt rolls to board margins, gilt rolls dividing spine into six compartments, gilt lettered title direct to spine in second compartment, remaining compartments gilt, board edges gilt, original marbled endpapers, old ownership nae to head of title page (M G Campbell), Thomas Munro's engraved heraldic book plate to front pastedown, engraved frontispiece and title page,paper lightly browned (more heavily at opening and closing leaves), overall a delightful example of this small travelling edition from the collection of Thomas Munro (1761-1827), Scottish soldier and Governor of Madras between 1820-1827.
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- Bookseller
- Lyppard Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000769
- Title
- SIR THOMAS MUNRO'S COPY: The Chace, A Poem.
- Author
- Somerville, William
- Format/Binding
- Full leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Published by W Suttaby, no.2 Stationer's Court, & C.Corral, Charing Cross
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1805
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- william somerville chace poem thomas munro baronet governor madras provenance miniature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian books; Antiquarian English Literature;
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About the Seller
Lyppard Books
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Worcester
About Lyppard Books
Lyppard Books was established in Worcester, UK, in 2012, adopting the unusual name from Lyppard Grange, once a farm attached to the monastery of Worcester's ancient cathedral. We maintain a small and select stock of English and Continental antiquarian titles from the dawn of western printing to the 19th century, and aim to offer original, early examples of scarce and sought-after texts.
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine
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- Fine
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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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Edges
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