Description: Click here to see our other books! The Olio Being A Collection of Essays Dialogues Letters Francis Grose 1796 Hooper and Wigstead : London 8" by 5" [12], xiii-xiii, [3], 2-321, [3]pp SUMMARY A beautifully bound copy of Francis Grose's collection of essays, dialogues and letters. Overall Condition: Fine This book weighs 1 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 22.99 EU Postage: £ 16.99 European Postage: £ 17.99 Asia Postage: £ 22.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 28.99 DESCRIPTION With a charming fore-edge painting of a mountainous scene. The second edition of this work, which was posthumously published. With a portrait frontispiece of the author, and bookseller's adverts to the rear of the book.From the library of Allen and Beryl Freer. The Freers were avid art collectors, and acquired quite the selection over the twentieth century, of works mostly bought from the artists. Allen organised many exhibitions of artists he admired and published several works on art. With Freer's bookplate to the front pastedown. Allen Freer is possibly the artist of this fore-edge painting as he was a keen artist himself.This anthology is a collection of Grose's biographical sketches, dialogues, letters, poetry, prose, epigrams and epigraphs. All except the essays were published in the Grumbler. CONDITION Finely bound, in a full crushed morocco binding. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Overall Condition: Fine 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
Price: 975 GBP
Location: Bath
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Author: Francis Grose
Publisher: Hooper and Wigstead
Binding: Fine Binding
Special Attributes: No
Language: English
Fiction Subject: None
Illustrator: None
Original/Facsimile: Original
Original/Reproduction: Original
Signed: No
Year Printed: 1796
Place of Publication: London
Weight: 1.000000
Country/Region of Manufacture: London
