reverend colton (4 risultati)

Publisher's original grey paper covered boards, paper title and author lettering label to the spine, page edges untrimmed. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains [xiii] 267 printed pages of text. Working or study condition copy with loss of paper to the spine ends, corners splayed, soiling to the covers, text block clean. Member of the P.B.F.A. NINETEENTH CENTURY.

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Leather. Condizione: Good Only. None (illustratore). A popular collection of observations and comments on society and life by the Reverend C. C. Colton. Sixteenth edition. Reverend Colton was a Fellow of King's College, Cambridge, and author of Hypocrisy: A Satire; Moscow, A Poem and many others. With his Remarks on Don Juan and Moscow bound to the rear of volume II. Complete in two volumes. Bookplate of John Waldie to front pastedowns. In full calf bindings. Externally rubbed, with marks to the boards and some loss to the backstrips and spine labels. Front joint of volume I has failed, and board is detached. Front joint of volume II is very tender, and board may detach in transit. All other joints starting. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and mainly clean, with just the odd spot. Overall: GOOD ONLY with a very good interior. Good Only. book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Hard Cover. Good. Thirteenth Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Excerpts: 'The excesses of our youth, are drafts upon our old age, payable with interest, about thiry years after date.' 'It is only wh en the rich are sick, that they fully feel the impotence of wealth.' 'The keenest abuse of our enemies will not hurt us so much in the estimation of the discerning, as the injudiciuos praise of our fr iends.' approx 632 pp. Decorative boards with leather corners and spine that wraps around. Considerable rubbing and wear-a well-loved book well worth loving. Bright, decorative eps, front and back hin ges partially cracked but strong and very solid, foxing throughout. A warm, witty, lovely book. Professional book dealer since 1975. All orders are processed promptly and packaged with the utmost care. Satisfaction guaranteed.