Dante Gabriel Rossetti. His Family Letters.
by ROSSETTI, Dante Gabriel. With a Memoir by William Michael Rossetti
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Tamworth, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Ellis and Elvey, 1895. First edition, in two volumes. Tall octavo, dark blue cloth with Rossetti's monogram in gilt at upper corner of front boards, top edges uncut, others lightly trimmed, dark blue endpapers, ten portraits and one facsimile A.L.s. Volume two has an inserted leaf carrying a 23 line errata. Bookplate on pastedown of each volume, light wear to corner tips and extremities, but essentially a fine copy of a set rarely so encountered. Colbeck p. 696.
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- Bookseller
- Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13485
- Title
- Dante Gabriel Rossetti. His Family Letters.
- Author
- ROSSETTI, Dante Gabriel. With a Memoir by William Michael Rossetti
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Ellis and Elvey, 1895. First edition, in two volumes.
- Keywords
- ROSSETTICAT
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rossetti Family;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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About the Seller
Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Tamworth, Ontario
About Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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- Edges
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- Bookplate
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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...
- First Edition
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- Errata
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
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- Cloth
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