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Abraham Cowley : Essays, Plays and Sundry Verserses
by Cowley, Abraham; Waller, A R
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 1906. Abraham Cowley (1618 -1667) was one of the leading English poets of the 17th century. CONDITION Red cloth with bright gilt titles, gilt top edge of pages, Pp viii 500. Copy is bright and crisp internally with edge toning, foxed at ends. Spine and rear top edge faded, just starting to fray at spine ends, cnrs curved with wear bottom front cnr, bds a little speckled.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16283
- Title
- Abraham Cowley : Essays, Plays and Sundry Verserses
- Author
- Cowley, Abraham; Waller, A R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1906
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
Biblio member since 2003
Auckland
About Ariel Books
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Glossary
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- BDS
- Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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