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Endymion.
by KEATS, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed for Taylor and Hessey,, 1818. A thing of beauty is a joy for ever First edition, first issue, finely bound by Riviere. Endymion was the second of only three lifetime publications by Keats. This copy is from the library of the noted American bibliophile Natalie Knowlton Blair (1887-1951), "the earliest woman collector of Americana of the first rank" (Moonan), with her Blairhame leather book label on the front pastedown. Blair had converted the attic of her Manhattan mansion into a series of museum rooms where she displayed a wealth of American and European antiques. The New York summers were not kind to her books, and much of her collection was damaged by the heat; the chemise and slipcase of this Endymion have borne the brunt of the attic's climate, leaving the binding in beautiful condition. This copy has the first issue imprint on the verso of the half-title, "Printed by T. Miller, Noble Street, Cheapside", and the one-line erratum leaf, as well as the five-line errata slip. It also contains an original pencil portrait bound in before the advertisements, presumably intended to be a portrait of Keats. Octavo (220 x 146 mm). Late 19th century red morocco by Riviere & Son, raised bands on spine, ruled, tooled, and lettered in gilt, covers richly gilt, turn-ins ruled in gilt, green silk endpapers, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Housed in a custom red cloth chemise and morocco slipcase. With the half-title, five-line errata slip and one-line errata page, and 4 pp. publisher's advertisements dated May 1818 at rear. Several leaves browned (half-title, title page, p. ix, p. xi, F3, F6, L2, L7-8, M1-3, M6-8, N1, N4-5, N8), chemise and slipcase dry and worn. A very good, handsomely bound copy. Hayward 232; MacGillivray A2. Wendy Moonan, "A Trove of Americana from a Well-Stocked Attic Goes on the Block", New York Times, 6 Jan 2006.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 159971
- Title
- Endymion.
- Author
- KEATS, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Printed for Taylor and Hessey,
- Date Published
- 1818
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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"...
- 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...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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...
- 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...
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