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LYRA HEROICA: A Book of Verse for Boys
by Henley, William, editor
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+/No Jacket
- Seller
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UPLAND, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: David Nutt, 1893. Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. LYRA HEROICA: A Book of Verse for Boys. Published in London in 1893 by David Nutt. William Henley, editor Full red leather with gilt title to spine and gilt decorations to boards. Gilt dentelle. Spine with six compartments. All edges gilt. FORE-EDGE PAINTED with a country inn with dogs and horses. Fine binding. Gift inscription dated 1896 on front endpaper. Bookplate and former bookseller pencil notes on free front endpaper. Joints a bit worn. A very good+ copy. See photos.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cedar Tree Antiques
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 114328
- Title
- LYRA HEROICA: A Book of Verse for Boys
- Author
- Henley, William, editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- David Nutt
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1893
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- fore-edge painted General, General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fore-edge painted;
Terms of Sale
Cedar Tree Antiques
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Cedar Tree Antiques
Biblio member since 2022
UPLAND, California
About Cedar Tree Antiques
Cedar Tree Antiques has been selling art, antiques and books since 1992, throughout Southern California.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Dentelle
- Borders on the inner edge of a book with a lacy pattern, most often gilt. Popular in France during the 18th century on covers of...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
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