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Lewis (Matthew Gregory) The Monk. A Romance of the Most Intense Interest, engraved title and 5 hand-coloured aquatint plates, the odd short repaired tear or marginal restoration, occasional very light browning but a crisp, clean copy generally, speckled calf gilt by Wallis, spine gilt in compartments with red morocco label, g.e., restoration to upper joint, front hinge repaired, some chipping to spine end, extremities a little rubbed, 8vo, John Williams, 1826.
⁂ A lovely example of this rare edition. LibraryHub lists only 3 copies and we can trace no other copy at auction in the last 50 years.
Description
Lewis (Matthew Gregory) The Monk. A Romance of the Most Intense Interest, engraved title and 5 hand-coloured aquatint plates, the odd short repaired tear or marginal restoration, occasional very light browning but a crisp, clean copy generally, speckled calf gilt by Wallis, spine gilt in compartments with red morocco label, g.e., restoration to upper joint, front hinge repaired, some chipping to spine end, extremities a little rubbed, 8vo, John Williams, 1826.
⁂ A lovely example of this rare edition. LibraryHub lists only 3 copies and we can trace no other copy at auction in the last 50 years.
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