Longfellow's Poetical Works (11 Volume Box Set)
by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Topeka, Kansas, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Georges Routledge and Sons. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1878. Hardcover. Bound in full red moroccan leather with gilt title, tooled spine bands, and gilt edges. Overall volumes are in near fine condition with light general wear. Volume 1 has slightly heavier wear from handling. About half of the volumes have heavy bumping to top spine end from removal and replacement in presentation box. The box itself is also bound in full red leather and is in very good condition with scattered scratching and rubbing at edges. Inside hinge of box lid is broken but still strong, outside hinge shows only light wear. Bottom of box lid has a gilt list of individual volume contents. Beautiful set! .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Oddfellow's Fine Books and Col (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 612
- Title
- Longfellow's Poetical Works (11 Volume Box Set)
- Author
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Georges Routledge and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1878
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Oddfellow's Fine Books and Col
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About the Seller
Oddfellow's Fine Books and Col
Biblio member since 2014
Topeka, Kansas
About Oddfellow's Fine Books and Col
We sell antiquarian and gently used books specializing in all things Kansas. We also offer a large selection of books for children, vintage young adult & series books; Agriculture; Psychology; Militaria and Western Americana.
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- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- 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....