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Endymion. A Poetic Romance
by Keats, John
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Contemporary calf, rebacked, spine gilt in six compartments, original lettering-piece laid down. Occasional light spotting, a cl
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: for Taylor and Hessey, 1818. First edition, first issue. ix, [3], 207 pp. Half-title with imprint on verso reading "Printed by T. Miller, Noble street, Cheapside," dedication leaf, single erratum on page [xi]. Lacking ads at end. 8vo. Contemporary calf, rebacked, spine gilt in six compartments, original lettering-piece laid down. Occasional light spotting, a clean copy. First edition, first issue. ix, [3], 207 pp. Half-title with imprint on verso reading "Printed by T. Miller, Noble street, Cheapside," dedication leaf, single erratum on page [xi]. Lacking ads at end. 8vo. First edition, first issue, of the second of only three lifetime publications by Keats, comprising his longest single sustained poem, famous for its opening line: "A thing of beauty is a joy for ever". This copy has the first issue imprint to the verso of the half-title "Printed by T. Miller, Noble Street, Cheapside" and the one-line erratum leaf. MacGillivray A2; Ashley III:13; Tinker 1419; Hayward 232 ; Tinker 1419. S
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 305352
- Title
- Endymion. A Poetic Romance
- Author
- Keats, John
- Format/Binding
- Ix, [3], 207 pp. Half-title with imprint on verso reading "Printed by T. Miller, Noble street, Cheapside," dedication leaf, sing
- Book Condition
- Used - Contemporary calf, rebacked, spine gilt in six compartments, original lettering-piece laid down. Occasional light spotting, a cl
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first issue
- Publisher
- for Taylor and Hessey
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1818
- Keywords
- British | Romanticism | John Keats
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
About James Cummins Bookseller
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- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- 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...
- 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....
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