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1884 20vol Les Œuvres de Thomas Carlyle Edition De économies LuxePublisher：Dana Estes and Charles E. Lauriat Binding：Cloth Special Attributes：No Language：English Fiction Subject：Novels Illustrator：None Original/Facsimile：Original Original/Reproduction：Original Signed：No Year économies Printed：1884 Place of Publication：Boston Weight：5.000000 Country/Region of Manufacture：Boston The Life of John Sterling: Latter-Day Pamphlets. The French Revolution: A History, in two volumes. History of Friedrich II of Prussia Called Frederick the Great, in seven volumes. With maps throughout. Past and Present: The Portraits of John Knox; Miscellanies. Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, in four volumes. Oliver Cromwells Letters and Speeches, in three volumes. The Life of Friedrich Schiller: General Index.
Previously held in the Howe Memorial Library, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.
CONDITION
In the original full cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spines with light loss to the spine labels, further loss to the spine label of volume nineteen. Library ink marks to the tail of the spines with the odd small mark to the boards. Small splits in the cloth to the head and tail of the spines resulting in light loss to the odd volume. Front hinge starting but firm to volumes one, six, eight, thirteen, and fifteen with front hinge tender to volumes two, three, and eleven. Rear hinge held by cords only to volume one with rear hinge tender to volumes two, three, and rear hinges starting but firm to volume eighteen. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small handling mark. Light tide marks to the first and last few pages of each volume. Library bookplates to the pastedowns.
Overall Condition: Good
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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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