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FABLES FROM BOCCACIO AND CHAUCER
by Dryden, John (with a Preface by Dr. John Aikin)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- About Very Good
- Seller
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Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1805. 235 pages. 16mo (6 1/2" by 4 1/4"). First edition thus. Bound in what may be the original gilt-decorated green morocco. All edges gilt. A year later it was reprinted with illustrations that were not included in this first printing. The book is in about very good condition: clean and tight, with rubbing of leather along edges of spine and boards.. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. About Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- W2127
- Title
- FABLES FROM BOCCACIO AND CHAUCER
- Author
- Dryden, John (with a Preface by Dr. John Aikin)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - About Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- T. Cadell and W. Davies
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1805
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literary First Editions; Mythology & Folklore;
Terms of Sale
Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
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About the Seller
Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
Biblio member since 2004
Williamsburg, Virginia
About Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
Our office, located in historic Williamsburg, Virginia, is open by appointment or by chance. We are antiquarian booksellers who buy and sell carefully selected books for collectors and researchers in many genre. We also sell important autographs and photographs as well as original art, including wood engravings by Winslow Homer and J. J. Lankes; lithographs by Miró, Matisse, Calder, Wengenroth, and others; and works from the American Etching Revival. You can reach us by telephone: (757)378-5400; or by email: twbooks1@cox.net.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- 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
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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