rev thomas cooke (6 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. Engraved By William Thomas Fry (illustrator). A splendid portrait, engraved by William Thomas Fry (1787-1835). Mounted/matted and ready to frame. Attractive and decorative.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. pp. xxxii, 131. 4 b/w plates (one double-sided making 5) other in-text illustrations. Original blue cloth over flexible boards, with original paper label to front cover, cloth somewhat marked and faded with some rubbing to edges. Contents good, some general reading wear and light soiling. A good to very good copy in original binding. Size: 8vo. Book.

, Volume I, [6], vi, [4], B-7K, [2] entries A to GYR; Volume II, [2], B-7N, HAB to ZYT. Arranged in two columns, unpaginated pages.The title page refers to 100 copper plate engravings but there are only 5 in these two volumes (no. 20, 26, 29, 32 and 45) as a postscript at the end of the list of subscribers claims "The Book-binder is desired to beat this work before the copper plates are placed, and as little as possible, as the print will set off for some time" First Edition , spines worn with small portions missing from top and tail, front board of volume I and endpapers detached, corners and edges worn, some leather missing from boards, rear board of volume I loose, dampstaining to some pages, previous owner's name to front pastedowns, front free endpaper detached in volume II and front board loose, fair condition , full calf, six raised bands to spine, title and volume labels to spine with gilt lettering and decoration , folio, 36.5 cm x 24 cm Hardback ISBN:

Full title: 'The Universal Letter-Writer; or, New Art of Polite Correspondence: Containing A Course of Interesting Original Letters, on the Most Important, Instructive, and Entertaining Subjects, which may serve as copies for inditing letters on the various Occurrences in Life. With a new plain and easy Grammar of the English Language. To which are added, Forms of Mortgages, Letters of License, Bonds, Indentures, Wills and Powers, Letters of Attorney, &c. &c. &c. Likewise, The Complete Petitioner, And Directions for addressing Persons of all Ranks, either in Writing or Discourse.' 12mo, 215 pp. Text clear and complete, on aged and stained paper in worn binding. With frontispiece, 'Drawn & Engd. by J. Slack', 'Engraved for Mozleys [sic] edition of Cook's [sic] Universal Letter Writer'. Ownership inscription (repeated for calligraphic practice) of John Brown of Wallacetown. Also 'John Brown's Book | May 12th 1843 | Upper Barndinnoch By Moniaive Dumfrieshire Scotland' on reverse of frontispiece, which has had a thin strip of margin cut away at head (not affecting image). This edition scarce: no copy in the British Museum, and the only copy on COPAC in Liverpool.