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The Poetical Works of Thomas Pringle with a sketch of his life
by Pringle, Thomas; Ritchie, Leitch
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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About This Item
Edward Moxon, London, 1838. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 219 pages (complete). Original pressed boards. Newer end-papers(?). Frontispiece, vignette, plus illustration of 'Bechuana Boy'. A placid copy. The boards have wear from age, storage all about. The edges and corners have wear, sunning. The spine is sunned; there is wear to head (a short closed rip) and foot. The gilt titling is genial. Blind-stamped decoration. The boards are steady and sure. The papertrims are lightly tanned. The contents are agreeably affable. The early and later pages are much marked with foxing and age-related marks; there are blotches, spots, smudges of foxing here and there throughout. Nonetheless, the contents are tight, healthy, tidy, clean and clear, convivial, confident, very certain, companionable, generous. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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- Bookseller
- Chapter 1 Books
(ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 38qt
- Title
- The Poetical Works of Thomas Pringle with a sketch of his life
- Author
- Pringle, Thomas; Ritchie, Leitch
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Edward Moxon, London
- Date Published
- 1838
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Africana - Poetry;
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About the Seller
Chapter 1 Books
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Johannesburg
About Chapter 1 Books
Chapter 1 trades out of three premises that are all in the Johannesburg area. Our emphasis is on providing quality books at highly competitive prices. A large (and continuously growing) selection of our books are listed on various websites on the internet. We specialise in Modern First Editions, Rhodesiana, Africana and other rare and out of print books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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