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John Keats: A Critical Essay
by BRIDGES, Robert [Seymour]
- Used
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
[London]: Privately Published, 1895. First Edition. First Impression. 250 copies, this being #94. Octavo (18.5cm). Maroon cloth covered boards titled in gilt on spine; tissue guarded portrait frontispiece; top edge gilt; deckle edges; 97pp. Mild rubbing to boards; spine cloth sunned a shade lighter, but gilt titling still perfectly legible; slight fray to spine ends; Very Good+. The essay was originally intended to form the "Critical Introduction" to Keats' Collected Poems (1896); this privately-printed separate edition appeared first.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53250
- Title
- John Keats: A Critical Essay
- Author
- BRIDGES, Robert [Seymour]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Privately Published
- Place of Publication
- [London]
- Date Published
- 1895
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Glossary
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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