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The Faerie Queene
by Edmund Spenser
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Folio Society, 2011. Limited Edition . Hardcover in slipcase. Near Fine/No Jacket. Walter Crane. *Limited Edition* Complete 3 volume set housed in wooden slipcase. Large 4tos, Vol I: xxi + pp328, Vol II: viii+ pp529 -pp1044, Vol III: viii + pp1045- pp11546, profusely illustrated throughout all 3 volumes by Walter Crane. Limited edition of 1000 numbered copies for sale and 25 lettered copies , which are not, this is copy number 513. Wooden slipcase covered in Tsarina Crush silk, with a sliding tray in the base for ease of use, in very good condition with a few nicks and minimal rubbing on some corners. All 3 vols bound in Wassa goatskin with beautiful gilt decorations to spine and front boards in near fine condition. Inside all pages with top edge gilt in near fine condition.Also included is a small pamphlet by Alan Stewart for the Folio Society A beautiful copy of this scarce magnificent edition. Extremely heavy set may require additional postage depending on service required.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nikki Green Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000224
- Title
- The Faerie Queene
- Author
- Edmund Spenser
- Illustrator
- Walter Crane
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover in slipcase
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Folio Society
- Date Published
- 2011
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- folio
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Nikki Green Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Nikki Green Books
Biblio member since 2021
Glasgow, Glasgow
About Nikki Green Books
Nikki Green Books is based in Glasgow. We are third generation bookdealers, beginning with Eve Lowell who started The Dartmoor Bookshop in Ashburton and Sue Lowell Natural History Books, our parent company, based in London. We specialise in natural history along with a wide range of subjects
Glossary
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- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- 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...
- Goatskin
- Goatskin, leather made from goat, is durable and easy to dye. The original and finest examples of Morocco binding are goatskin....
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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