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ANCIENT SPANISH BALLADS; Historical and Romantic
by Lockhart, John Gibson
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Boston: T.O.H.P. Burnham, 1862. Octavo. A new editions revised translated, with an introduction and notes and, with a biographical sketch of the author by the author. Portrait frontispiece, 154pp., bound in publisher's green embossed cloth over beveled boards, spine lettering gilt, brown coated endpapers, previous owner's name dated 1864. A nearly fine copy with very minute spots of rubbing, tiny nick to spine, internally fresh.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014787
- Title
- ANCIENT SPANISH BALLADS; Historical and Romantic
- Author
- Lockhart, John Gibson
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- T.O.H.P. Burnham
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1862
- Keywords
- Poetry Poems Spanish Ballads
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Poetry;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Alcuin Books located in Old Town Scottsdale is a store with 15,000 serious books for the collector or scholar. We have ample parking in front of the store for those who wish to browse our holdings.
Glossary
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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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