POEMS OF SHELLEY. Selected and arranged by Stopford A. Brooke
by SHELLEY. PERCY BYSSHE
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Macmillan & Co. Limited. London 1926. Reprint. 8vo. (6.2 x 4.2 inches). Contemporary fine binding, by Riviere and Son of full dark blue calf. Spine with five raised bands. Compartments double ruled and decorated in gilt. Burgundy title and dark brown author name labels, ruled and lettered in gilt. Double gilt rule line borders on boards. Board edges with decorative gilt roll. Gilt inner dentelles. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Housed in a blue cloth covered slipcase. A beautiful binding with a hint of fading to the spine otherwise in near fine condition.
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- Bookseller
- Paul Foster Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10777
- Title
- POEMS OF SHELLEY. Selected and arranged by Stopford A. Brooke
- Author
- SHELLEY. PERCY BYSSHE
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co. Limited. London 1926
- Date Published
- 1926
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine bindings;
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- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- 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....
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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