1806 BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS OF THE LATE REV JOSEPH WARTON

Description: Click here to see our other books! Biographical Memoirs of the Late Revd Joseph Warton, D.D. Master of St. Mary Winton College; Prebendary of Winchester Cathedral; and Rector of the Parishes of Wickham and Upham, Hants: To which are added, a Selection of his works; and a Literary Correspondence Between Eminent Persons, Reserved by him for Publication. Volume I Rev. John Wooll 1806 Printed by Luke Hansard for T. Candell and W. Davies : London 11.5" by 9" 427pp SUMMARY The first edition of these biographical memoirs. Volume I of this work where no further volumes were published. First Edition,Leather Binding Overall Condition: Good Only This book weighs 1.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 23.99 EU Postage: £ 18.99 European Postage: £ 19.99 Asia Postage: £ 31.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 32.99 DESCRIPTION A half brown leather hardback with gilt lettering on the spine. This is the first edition. Joseph Warton was an English academic and literary critic. In his early days he wrote poetry, of which the most notable piece is The Enthusiast, which was an early precursor of Romanticism. He was the older brother of Thomas Warton and a friend of Samuel Johnson. CONDITION In a half calf binding. There is some wear to the extremities, including bumping to the corners, cracks on the spine and rubbing and general wear to the boards. The binding is loose, but secure, with both covers and all pages attached, although the front board is only attached by the cords and may come away in the post. The cords are otherwise not visible. Internally the pages are generally bright and clean with some mild brown spotting that is more prominent on the first and last few pages, handling marks, and ink and pencil inscriptions on the front end papers. Overall Condition: Good Only GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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