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The complete works of Percy Bysshe Shelley : the text carefully revised, with notes and a memoir / by William Michael Rossetti. Completed in 3 volumes
by Shelley, Percy Bysshe (1792-1822)
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About This Item
London : Reeves and Turner, 1878. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Finely bound copies in half aniline calf over cloth boards. Gilt blocked title to spine with raised bands. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Further scans, images and additional bibliographical material available on request. Physical description: 3 volumes; 460 p., [1] leaf of plates (front.) : port. ; 20 cm. Notes: In three volumes. Publication date from Preface: p. [xi]. Added title page, engraved. Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Title
- The complete works of Percy Bysshe Shelley : the text carefully revised, with notes and a memoir / by William Michael Rossetti. Completed in 3 volumes
- Author
- Shelley, Percy Bysshe (1792-1822)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Publisher
- London : Reeves and Turner
- Date Published
- 1878
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- 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...
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
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