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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Honourable Henry Home of Kames: one of the senators of the College of justice, and one of the lords commissioners of justiciary in Scotland: containing sketches of the progress of literature and general improvement in Scotland during the greater part of the eighteenth century.
by KAMES, Henry Home - WOODHOUSELEE, Alexander Fraser Tytler
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Printed for William Creech,, 1807. First edition of Lord Woodhouselee's account of the life and times of the Scottish enlightenment philosopher Henry Home Kames, containing a large number of letters to and from Kames, including several from David Hume. Two volumes, quarto (267 x 207 mm). Contemporary marbled boards with vellum tips, rebacked in calf with red morocco label, brown speckled edges. Portrait frontispiece in vol. I, 2 engraved leaves of specimens of Kames's handwriting in vol. II. Early notation "Cornwall Library" and shelf marks to front pastedowns, with devices stamped to top edges. Complete with half-titles and instructions to binder. Labels a little chipped, light rubbing to sides, offsetting from frontispiece and contents lightly browned, closed tear not affecting text at foot of vol. II appendix pp. 19/20, repair to another tear foot of pp. 73/4, pp. 73-84 of Appendix in vol. II duplicated. A very good copy.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 149748
- Title
- Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Honourable Henry Home of Kames:
- Author
- KAMES, Henry Home - WOODHOUSELEE, Alexander Fraser Tytler
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh: Printed for William Creech,
- Date Published
- 1807
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- First Edition
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- Morocco
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Leaves
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- Rubbing
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- Vellum
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Rebacked
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