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The Historical and the Posthumous Memoirs Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall 1772-1784
Henry B. Wheatley
1884
Bickers & Son : London
9.5" by 6"
xxxii, 430pp; 448pp; 461pp
SUMMARY
Three volumes of Henry B. Wheatley biography of the life of Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall, in an attractive uniform cloth binding.
Publishers' Original Binding
Overall Condition: Good Only
This book weighs 3 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
Three volumes of an original five volume set. Lacking volume III and IV.
Memoirs of the author Nathaniel Wraxall, edited with notes and additional chapters by the editor Henry B. Wheatley. His seminal work 'London Past and Present' has been established as the standard for reference works of London.
With the bookplate of John Stafford Reid Dyers to the front pastedown of each volume.
Illustrated with 11 plates across the 3 volumes present.
CONDITION
In a full cloth binding. Externally, sound. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine, resulting in small tears to the cloth. Rubbing to the extremities. The odd spot to the fore edge. Volume V appears to be rebacked, with original backstrip preserved. Front and rear hinges have tape repairs. Front and rear hinges of volume II are strained. Rear hinge of volume I is strained. Binding has failed to the reverse of the front endpaper of volume I. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are generally clean, with heavy spotting to the first and last pages.
Overall Condition: Good Only
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Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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