1886 Letters to Dead Authors by Andrew Lang with Letter from Author

Description: Click here to see our other books! Letters to Dead Authors Andrew Lang 1886 Longmans, Green, and Co. : London 7" by 5" viii, 234pp. SUMMARY A collection of letters to great authors, by Andrew Lang. With a letter from the author. Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding Overall Condition: Good This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 19.99 EU Postage: £ 15.99 European Postage: £ 16.99 Asia Postage: £ 21.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99 DESCRIPTION A collection of letters to deceased great authors, including: Thackeray, Dickens, Austen, Dumas, Walter Scott, Bysshe Shelley, Burns, and Byron. Sixteen of these letters originally appeared in the St. James Gazette from which they are now reprinted. Written by Andrew Lang, a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. With letter from the author at Alleyne House, St Andrews in Scotland that reads: "Sir, My handwriting is indeed debased, thanks to the hurried replies to unknown and undesired persons. This is written with due deliberation: I hope it is decipherable and intelligible, and I return your photograph. I am Obediently yours A Lang" CONDITION In the original quarter vellum binding with red cloth boards. Externally, sound with light shelf wear and bumping to the extremities. Discolouration to the vellum, as is usual. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. 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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