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Miscellaneous Poems by John Byrom, Sometime Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and Inventor of The Universal Short-Hand. In Two Volumes. (Vol.II only)
Byrom, John · Manchester
- Author
- Byrom, John
- Date
- 1773
- Place
- Manchester
- Publisher
- J. Harrop
- Language
- English
- Binding
- 16mo.(4.25" x 6.75") 353 pp. Quarter black leather with tiny corners over marbled boards. Spine with gilt lettering to red leather and gilt rule and volume number below. Edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed through to boards. Head and foot of spine chipped with small loss, boards scuffed and rubbed, somewhat soiled. Gift inscription to front pastedown "... A gift from Seymour B. Byrom, 1949", perhaps a relative of the author. Some pages toned, a couple of spots of foxing seen, page 51/52 and 53/54 with small chuck missing from upper corners, not affecting text, paperclip shadow to the pages torn. Engraved vignette to start of first section, with tarnsference to pages before and after. Page 151/152 with small chunk from bottom corner, not affecting text. Last two leaves almost laid in, separating from spine. Rear hinge starting to split with loss of color.
- Edition
- Tenth Edition
- Category
- Literature & Poetry
- Record
- S.I.9913
Miscellaneous Poems by John Byrom, Sometime Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and Inventor of The Universal Short-Hand. In Two Volumes. (Vol.II only). John Byrom. 1773. 16mo.(4.25" x 6.75") 353 pp. Quarter black leather with tiny corners over marbled boards. Spine with gilt lettering to red leather and gilt rule and volume number below. Edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed through to boards. Head and foot of spine chipped with small loss, boards scuffed and rubbed, somewhat soiled. Gift inscription to front pastedown "... A gift from Seymour B. Byrom, 1949", perhaps a relative of the author. Some pages toned, a couple of spots of foxing seen, page 51/52 and 53/54 with small chuck missing from upper corners, not affecting text, paperclip shadow to the pages torn. Engraved vignette to start of first section, with transference to pages before and after. Page 151/152 with small chunk from bottom corner, not affecting text. Last two leaves almost laid in, separating from spine. Rear hinge starting to split with loss of color.
Condition
Good
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