THE BALLAD OF BEAU BROCADE And Other Poems of the XVIII Century.
by DOBSON, Austin; illustrated by THOMSON, Hugh:
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., Ltd. 1892. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Original burgundy titles and elaborate decorations in gilt to the spine and upper board. Top edge gilt. Illustrated throughout in black and white by Hugh Thomson. A very good copy, the binding firm, the spine with a slight lean. The contents, with offsetting to the endpapers and some foxing primarily early and late, are otherwise clean and without previous owners' stamps or inscriptions. A beautifully illustrated collection of poems by the English author and essayist Austin Dobson (1840-1921). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24414
- Title
- THE BALLAD OF BEAU BROCADE And Other Poems of the XVIII Century.
- Author
- DOBSON, Austin; illustrated by THOMSON, Hugh:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Publisher
- London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., Ltd. 1892
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- 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....
- First Edition
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- 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...
- 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...