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The Complete Poetical Works.

The Complete Poetical Works.

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The Complete Poetical Works.: The text carefully revised, with notes and a memoir, by William Michael Rossetti. In three volumes.

by SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe

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London: John Slark, , 1885. A handsomely bound set of Percy Bysshe Shelley's complete poetry. Three volumes, octavo (182 x 120 mm). Contemporary prize binding by Mudie, brown morocco, titles in gilt to spines, garland and belt motif with "Cambridge Local Examinations" to front boards, single gilt fillets to boards, gilt tooling to edges and turn-ins, marbled endpapers, gilt edges. Lithographic portrait frontispiece and folding facsimile of Shelley's handwriting in vol. 1, engraved frontispiece depicting Shelley's tomb to vol. 3. Pictorial etched bookplates to front pastedowns and ink ownership inscriptions dated 1889 to front free endpaper versos of Ethelwyn R. Pearson, recording her award for political economy. Extremities a little rubbed, discreet colour restoration, very occasional faint foxing, else internally clean and fresh; an attractive set.

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Peter Harrington GB (GB)
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Title
The Complete Poetical Works.
Author
SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe
Book Condition
Used
Binding
Hardcover
Place of Publication
London: John Slark,
Date Published
1885
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May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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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...
Octavo
Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Morocco
Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
Facsimile
An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
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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