POEMS OF SHELLEY. Selected and arranged by Stopford A. Brooke
by SHELLEY. PERCY BYSSHE
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Macmillan & Co. Limited. London 1913. Reprint. 8vo. (6.1 x 4 inches). Contemporary fine binding, by Zaehnsdorf for Bartlett & Co. of boston, of full brown polished calf. Spine with raised bands, decorated with wavy gilt role. Compartments double ruled and decorated in gilt. Burgundy title label, gilt. Double gilt rule and wavy line borders on boards. Gilt inner dentelles. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Two previous owners booklates, one armorial the other little more then a printed name label. A beautiful binding with some minor rubbing to the hinges-but still firm and tight-otherwise in near fine condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Paul Foster Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8874
- Title
- POEMS OF SHELLEY. Selected and arranged by Stopford A. Brooke
- Author
- SHELLEY. PERCY BYSSHE
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co. Limited. London 1913
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine bindings;
Terms of Sale
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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,...
- 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...
- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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