On the library wall of one of the most famous writers of America, there hang two crossed swords, which his relatives wore in the great War of Independence. The one sword was gallantly drawn in the service of the king, the other was the weapon of a brave and honoured republican soldier. The possessor of the harmless trophy has earned for himself a name alike honoured in his ancestors' country and his own, where genius such as his has always a peaceful welcome. The ensuing history reminds me of yonder swords in the historian ...
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On the library wall of one of the most famous writers of America, there hang two crossed swords, which his relatives wore in the great War of Independence. The one sword was gallantly drawn in the service of the king, the other was the weapon of a brave and honoured republican soldier. The possessor of the harmless trophy has earned for himself a name alike honoured in his ancestors' country and his own, where genius such as his has always a peaceful welcome. The ensuing history reminds me of yonder swords in the historian's study at Boston. In the Revolutionary War, the subjects of this story, natives of America, and children of the Old Dominion, found themselves engaged on different sides in the quarrel, coming together peaceably at its conclusion, as brethren should, their love ever having materially diminished, however angrily the contest divided them. The colonel in scarlet, and the general in blue and buff, hang side by side in the wainscoted parlour of the Warringtons, in England, where a descendant of one of the brothers has shown their portraits to me, with many of the letters which they wrote, and the books and papers which belonged to them. In the Warrington family, and to distinguish them from other personages of that respectable race, these effigies have always gone by the name of "The Virginians"; by which name their memoirs are christened. They both of them passed much time in Europe. They lived just on the verge of that Old World from which we are drifting away so swiftly. They were familiar with many varieties of men and fortune. Their lot brought them into contact with personages of whom we read only in books, who seem alive, as I read in the Virginians' letters regarding them, whose voices I almost fancy I hear, as I read the yellow pages written scores of years since, blotted with the boyish tears of disappointed passion, dutifully despatched after famous balls and ceremonies of the grand Old World, scribbled by camp-fires, or out of prison; nay, there is one that has a bullet through it, and of which a greater portion of the text is blotted out with the blood of the bearer.
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No Publication dates. This book has hardback covers. Ex-library, With usual stamps and markings, With owner's inscription inside cover. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 700grams, ISBN:
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Octavo sized book. Scuffed cover and backstrip. Stamped binding on the front cover. Gilt title on the backstrip. Dog eared corners. Weak spine. Slight foxing. Clear text. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 950grams, ISBN:
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Good. No Jacket. Size: 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo); Hardcover. Previous owner's ink inscription. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.
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New Century Library series. Volume IX. Hardback. Good condition. 744pp. Internal hinge cracked, Decorated endpapers. Reddish brown embossed decorated covers with gilt decoration on spine. Top edge gilt.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Medium sized 8vo cloth binding. Fair amount of shelf-ware. Scuffing on edges. Bumped corners. Gilted lettering on backstrip. Hinge-split. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 750grams, ISBN:
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Used-Acceptable. Fair hardbacks. Two volumes: vol. I dated 1886; vol. II dated 1890. Marbled boards worn around edges, with red cloth binding and gilt writing on black title boxes on spines. Both spines darkened, with small white writing near foot. Vol. I has some surface loss at spine foot. Volume II has some loss to marbling paper on front board where it overlaps the cloth. Small annotation on both front free endpapers. Owner's name and small scribbles on front pastedown of Vol. II. On both volumes, edges and endpapers browned and foxed, hinges cracked and repaired. Some foxing on some pages of text, but mostly bright and clean.
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Used-Good. Good hardback in green cloyh. Volume I only. Green cloth boards with black decorative imprinting. Gilt titles on spine. Slightly bumped at head & foot of spine. Front joint split & repaired. A few inky prints on early leaves. Closed tear to rear free end paper. Contents clear. Binding tight.
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The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray in Twelve Volumes. Vol. V. Cover scuffed and worn. Backstrip torn at top and bottom. Binding slightly loose. Pages slightly wrinkled but in a clean condition. This book has hardback covers. Ex-library. With usual stamps and markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 950grams, ISBN:
