1832 The Life of Mr Thomas Gent Autobiography Illustrated First Edition

Description: Click here to see our other books! The Life of Mr. Thomas Gent, Printer, of York Thomas Gent 1832 Thomas Thorpe : London 9" by 6" [3], iv, [1], 2-208pp SUMMARY An uncommon first edition of Thomas Gent's historically fruitful autobiography, illustrated with a frontispiece of Gent. First Edition,Illustrated,Original Binding,Uncommon Overall Condition: Good This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 15.99 EU Postage: £ 13.99 European Postage: £ 14.99 Asia Postage: £ 18.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99 DESCRIPTION The first edition of this work. In the original publishers' binding.An uncommon work.The autobiography of Thomas Gent.Gent was an Irish printer active in York. Though his illustrations and poetry were not known for their quality, his autobiography is revered for his historical accounts, providing a resource for historians of printing.Published posthumously. Illustrated with a frontispiece.Prior owner's ink inscription to the front pastedown. CONDITION In the original cloth binding. Externally, with a little rubbing and marks to the boards and spine. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A little loss to the spine label. Small tidemark to the tail of the first and last few pages. Prior owner's ink inscription to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some odd spots. Overall Condition: Good 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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