GOOD book, full morroco binding. James Hannay intro. 201 text pages, 150 unnumbered full page engraving with tissue guards. Bound in half dark brown pebbled morroco, boards of slightly different texture red/brown pebbled morroco. 5 raised ribs. "HOGARTH",in gilt, on 2nd panel. Other panels with gilt floral design. Upper board with gilt bust of Hogarth. All text block edges bright gilt. FLAWS: (1) Worn tips, edges & extrems. BE AWARE: Scans did NOT capture this wear accurately. (2) Upper inner hinge paper cracked, hinge still sound. (3) Internally virtually flawless. Every 10th or so page may have a tiny spot of foxing. (4) Plates have offset to their tissue guards, This dealer has checked each page, plate AND tissue guard; all are FINE. ALSO: binding very tight, book tends to stay closed when stood on spine. GOOD book. Text edges in bright gilt. Later ed. 11.5"x9". 201pp. Seller Inventory # 001014

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Bibliographic Details

Title: THE WORKS of WILLIAM HOGARTH in a SERIES OF ...

Publisher: London Printing & Publishing ND, c1880., London

Binding: Hardcover.

Illustrator: 150 full page engravings.

Edition: Later edition.

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We have over 6000 used and OOP books. 99% hard cover. They are all in bookcases at out home in western New York State, the scarcer ones in glass fronted book cases. Feel free to browse. By appointment or chance.

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Quiet Friends IOBA
NY, U.S.A.

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Insurance extra. We accept check, M/C, VISA, AMEX, Money Order. Libraries invoiced. New Yorkers add 8.25% sales tax. Call first for RETURNS within one week of receipt.

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Buyer should purchase insurance for $200+ books, which may not be available for overseas shipping. Rates within US are $6 for USPS Priority Mail flat rate envelope, $11-14 for Priority Mail flat rate medium size boxes. Overseas rates are $33 ($23 to Canada) for Priority Mail flat rate envelope(4# max), much more for boxes. WE pay the first $2 of all Media Mail shipments. Heavy books and multi volume orders may require extra postage. For all other shipping methods contact us. RETURNABLE within reasonable time. We never use padded mailers, just well padded very strong boxes, and descriptions are conservative. So our return rate is less than 1 in 1000

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