Finden's Illustrations of the Life and Works of Lord Byron - Volumes 1 & 2
by Lord Byron; Brockedon, W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Minus
- Seller
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Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1833. 2 vols of 3. First editions as issued. Soft polished black leather with attractive gilt decs, AEG. Extremities rubbed and chipped, some splitting at spine ends, front hinges cracked, more so to vol 1, some browning and foxing to plates, vol 1 has brown staining to base corner of prelims and a few other pages (doesn't affect content), otherwise a clean and solid couple of volumes.. First Edition. Full Leather. Very Good Minus. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Bookcase (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 58381
- Title
- Finden's Illustrations of the Life and Works of Lord Byron - Volumes 1 & 2
- Author
- Lord Byron; Brockedon, W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Minus
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1833
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry & Song;
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
Bookcase
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About the Seller
Bookcase
Biblio member since 2009
Carlisle, Cumbria
About Bookcase
A Georgian four-floor antiquarian bookshop in Carlisle's historic quarter specialising in Cumbria, Scotland, Mountaineering and rare finds. We are a friendly business, which was started by a local family and is run by friendly and experienced team members.
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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....
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- AEG
- All Edges Gilt. Describes a book in which the top, fore edge and bottom of the outside of the pages are decorated with gold...
- 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...