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MOORHOUSE. Letters Of The English Seamen: 1587-1808. IN A FINE COSWAY BINDING !

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AUTHOR: MOORHOUSE, E. Hallam. TITLE: Letters Of The English Seamen: 1587 - 1808. PUBLISHER: London: Chapman & Hall, 1910. DESCRIPTION: A COSWAY BINDING. 1 vol., octavo., 8-7/16" x 5-5/8", illustrated, one fold-out plate, bound in full brown morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spine, covers ruled and paneled in gilt, front cover with a portrait miniature of Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, gilt dentelles, brown silk morie doublures and endpapers, gilt leather bookplate of W. A. Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey to front doublure, all edges gilt, by Bayntun-Riviere. CONDITION: Internally clean and bright, inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spines fine, no ownership markings or inscriptions, IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 8.44 in (21.44 cm)Width: 5.63 in (14.31 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
    1910-1919
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1910
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Hillsborough, NJ
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU6214238647702
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