Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century – Samuel Johnson, Horace Walpole, William Beckford

Description

• Book Title:Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century (often Volume III).
• Publisher: Everyman’s Library (J.M. Dent & Sons).
• Publication Year: Circa 1930.

• Condition:  Good. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Volume III. Light cracking and staining;  Boards have minor corner bumping  with mild tanning and scuffing  Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book still tightly bound and clean interior except for previous owner inscription.- Please see images

306 Pages, Hardback, 17.5x11x2cm

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