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The Poems of Matthew Arnold, 1840-1867
by Matthew Arnold; Arthur Quiller-Couch (intro.)
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- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good /No Jacket
- Seller
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London, London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press. Oxford Edition. 1st printing (1913). 460pp. Quarter vellum and black cloth covered boards with gilt and black decoration and leather title label to spine, Harrovian armorial decoration to front cover, top edge gilt. GOOD copy, binding square and tight, cloth covers well rubbed particularly edges and corners, covers soiled and very grubby particularly vellum spine, spine gilt dulled, title label slightly worn, internally very good. Armorial ex libris bookplate on front pastedown of Lionel Ford (1865-1932), the former Harrow School headmaster and later Anglican priest who served as Dean of York . Good. Hardcover. 1913.
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- Object Relations, IOBA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 024204
- Title
- The Poems of Matthew Arnold, 1840-1867
- Author
- Matthew Arnold; Arthur Quiller-Couch (intro.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1913
- Pages
- 460
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
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