Fourth edition. 1735. Leather bound., Spine with raised bands with stamped gilt crosses. 288pp. Split at head and tail of spine and corners bumped. Endpapers stained at edges. Bookplate to front pastedown. Interior bright and sound and otherwise a good+ copy. . Seller Inventory # 000071

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Title: Directions for the Profitable Reading of the...

Publisher: Stephen Austen, London

Publication Date: 1735

Binding: Vellum

Condition: Very Good

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Voted one of The Guardian's 10 best secondhand bookshops Scrivener's Books has over 40,000 volumes on five floors covering everything from antiquarian and scarce books to sheet music, maps, prints, children's books and the latest in modern fiction. We are open 7 days a week and our shop also includes a tiny Victorian museum. Situated in Buxton in the High Peak, we are near the Market Place where there is plenty of parking for visitors. Our in-house Bookbinders restore antiquarian and modern books. They also make books to order; call to talk to them about your book projects or repairs or to buy their handmade books and book kits.

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