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Memoirs of the Forty-Five First Years of the Life of James Lackington
James Lackington
1795
Printed for the Authir : London
7.5" by 4.5"
xix [2], 22-328pp
SUMMARY
The tenth edition of the memoirs of renowned British bookseller James Lackington.
Rebound
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
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DESCRIPTION
The tenth edition of this work, first published in 1791.
Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece.
An excellent copy of the autobiography of pioneering bookseller James Lackington, who is credited with revolutionising the British book trade in ensuring he sold books cheaply enough for the majority of readers. He built the largest bookstore in the United Kingdom - Temple of the Muses in Finsbury Square - with an inventory of over half a million volumes.
Retaining the original half title.
ESTC reference number N4051.
A lovely copy of this engaging work.
CONDITION
Rebound in quarter cloth with paper covered boards, and endpapers renewed. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Tide mark to title page and frontispiece, with pages age toned due to paper type, but otherwise generally clean.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
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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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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