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Letters of Horace Walpole Earl of Orford, to Sir Horace Mann, British Envoy at the Court of Tuscany
Horace Walpole; Lord Dover [ed]
1833
Richard Bentley : London
8.5" by 5"
lxiii, [1],403; [2], 503; [2], 480pp
SUMMARY
The letters of Horace Walpole to Sir Horace Mann in three sumptuous uniform leather bound copies.
First Edition,Leather Binding,Rebound
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs 3 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
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DESCRIPTION
First edition of theletters of Horace Walpole to Sir Horace Mann,British Envoy at the Court of Tuscany. Complete in three volumes edited by Lord Dover. Bound in striking uniform full calf bindings.
Containing Walpole's correspondence published from the original manuscripts in the possession of the Earl of Waldegrave. His Letters are of great political and social interest, and are often used as a historical resource.
Illustrated with frontispiece portrait to vol. I.
CONDITION
Rebound in uniform full calf with charming intricate gilt tooling to spine panels, titles in gilt to morocco spine labels. Marbled edges and endpapers. Externally excellent with only light fading to spine. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting affecting first and last few leaves, pages otherwise generally bright and clean.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
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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