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The Blue Poetry Book (Large Paper Copy)

The Blue Poetry Book (Large Paper Copy)

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The Blue Poetry Book (Large Paper Copy)

by Lang, Andrew (Editor); with Numerous Illustrations by H. J. Ford and Lancelot Speed

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  • Hardcover
  • first
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About This Item

London and New York: Longmans, Green & Co., 1891. # 15 of 150 copies printed. Original quarter white parchment over grey paper covered boards, five raised bands and title at spine printed in blue, Very Good, spine browned and with two small stains, joints starting to open yet still holding well, corners rubbed, end pages toned, prior owner gift inscription in pencil front end page. The poem "In Helena's Garden" by Richard Watson Gilder pasted onto recto of 2nd front end page, laid in at rear the poem "O Music" by Harriet Prescott Spofford from a contemporary magazine. . Limited and Numbered First Edition. Quarter Parchment. Very Good. Tall 8vo. Limited Edition.

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Bookseller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
009292
Title
The Blue Poetry Book (Large Paper Copy)
Author
Lang, Andrew (Editor); with Numerous Illustrations by H. J. Ford and Lancelot Speed
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
Limited and Numbered First Edition
Publisher
Longmans, Green & Co.
Place of Publication
London and New York
Date Published
1891
Size
Tall 8vo
Weight
0.00 lbs
Bookseller catalogs
Poetry;

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Glossary

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Parchment
Pages or book covering made from a prepared animal skin. Parchment describes any animal skin used for books, while vellum is a...
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...
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...
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....
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"...
Recto
The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.

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