Woodstock: or The Cavalier: a Tale of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Fifty-One.
by SIR WALTER SCOTT
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Carey & Lea, Philadelphia, 1826. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Contemporary calf. Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1826. First American Edition. 2 volumes. Carey & Lea bribed someone in the printing house in England to send advance proofs of Walter Scott's books to them in Philadelphia, so they could put out first American editions of each book. As a result, the Carey & Lea publications actually contain the early proofs of each novel. With the name Wm. Chase on the title page of both volumes; volume I with faded damp stain to the first 11 pages; o/w Very Nice
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- Bookseller
- George Robert Minkoff, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6542
- Title
- Woodstock: or The Cavalier: a Tale of the Year Sixteen Hundred and Fifty-One.
- Author
- SIR WALTER SCOTT
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Carey & Lea, Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1826
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- SCOTT, SIR WALTER
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; British;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
George Robert Minkoff, Inc.
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.Massachusetts residents must add 6.25 percent sales tax to remittances.
George Robert Minkoff, Inc.,
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Tel: 413-528-4575.
E-mail: grm@minkoffbooks.com.
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George Robert Minkoff, Inc.,
26 Rowe Rd., Great Barrington, MA 01230.
Tel: 413-528-4575.
E-mail: grm@minkoffbooks.com.
Authorized representative: George Robert Minkoff.
About the Seller
George Robert Minkoff, Inc.
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Great Barrington, Massachusetts
About George Robert Minkoff, Inc.
Early Printing, Literature and Illustrated Books.. By appointment only.
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