Language: English
Published by W. W. Norton & Company, New York, New York / London, England, 1978
ISBN 10: 0393092542 ISBN 13: 9780393092547
Seller: Andover Books and Antiquities, Andover, MA, U.S.A.
Softcover. A Norton Critical Edition. xiv, 401 pp. Softcover. LCC: 7728074 Good condition; on covers: touches of wear, and previous owner's signature on front; some pen underlining.
Language: English
Published by Burton and Smith, 1824
Seller: Shelley and Son Books (IOBA), Hendersonville, NC, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. FIRST EDITION. FIRST EDITION, 1824. "Remarkable for wit and brilliancy of imagination in their correspondence" on title page. Unusual correspondence including letters from Voltaire, Oliver Cromwell to his secretary, writer Horace Walpole to a female correspondent, Queen Elizabeth, etc. including an Apothecary's bill. CONDITION: Half bound tan leather, marbled boards, gilt title within red label on hubbed spine. Very slight corner and edge wear, binding sound. Yellow/cream/blue/pink marbled endpapers. Owner's inscription dated 1916, Paris on back of title page. Frontispiece, Index, 155 pp. followed by two pages of publisher's advertisements. Evenly age-toned leaves. Very good condition. Full refund if not satisfied.