THE VALUE OF TIME; or, The History of Richard Gordon. A Tale for Youth.
Glasgow: Printed for Chalmers & Collins, 1824. First Edition. Hardcover. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Very good condition. Item #014652
224 pages of text followed by [iv] pages of publisher's advertisement. Original maroon three quarter leather binding with marbled paper-covered boards and bright green spine label; moderately rubbed and slightly darkened. Illustrated by a frontis of Richard Gordon drawn by A. Henderson and engraved on steel by J. Swan. Original Wm. Collins bookseller ticket on the inside front cover. Lacks the front endpaper. The first 24 pages are very slightly foxed, and this quire is slightly loosened. An attractive little volume, with no copies in worldwide library holdings as shown on WorldCat. First edition.
Price: $350.00