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[Wisdom], Osborn, F., Savile, Sir G., Raleigh, Sir W., Burleigh, Hale, Sir M., William

PRACTICAL WISDOM

Arthur L. Humphreys, 1901

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Year of publication

1901

Place of printing

London

Author

[Wisdom], Osborn, F., Savile, Sir G., Raleigh, Sir W., Burleigh, Hale, Sir M., William

Publishers

Arthur L. Humphreys

Edition

FIRST EDITION. With essays by a number of England's most iconic

First edition

Yes

Description

First Edition. Title-page printed in red and black. 8vo, handsomely bound for Hatchards of Piccadilly most probably by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, in full olive crushed morocco, the covers with lovely art nouveau styled gilt-work to the border and surrounding a central gilt frame, the spine with raised bands and art nouveau styled floral tooling in gilt within the compartments, one compartment lettered in gilt, turnovers gilt ruled, top edge gilt. [viii], 310 pp. A very handsomely bound copy, the binding with a bit of wear to the front hinge and tips of the spine panel, normal minor aging to the text-block, a tight and pleasing copy otherwise.