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Lord Byron and Some of His Contemporaries: The Life of George Gordon, Sixth Baron Byron, 1788-1824, Told by Himself and by Some of Those Who Knew Him
by Byron, Lord; Richardson, Joanna (compiler and editor)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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nr Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
L: The Folio Society, 1988. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Folio Society printing. viii, 252ppp with occasional monochrome plate illustrations. Bound in strong red buckram cloth boards, with illustration tipped into panel on front board, black titles on gilt on spine. Top edge sprayed red. Jet black endpapers. 8vo. Two tiny marks on front panel, else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. In its original black card slipcase, showing a hint of shelf wear.
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- Bookseller
- BookAddiction
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020505
- Title
- Lord Byron and Some of His Contemporaries: The Life of George Gordon, Sixth Baron Byron, 1788-1824, Told by Himself and by Some of Those Who Knew Him
- Author
- Byron, Lord; Richardson, Joanna (compiler and editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- L
- Date Published
- 1988
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Folio Society, Beautiful books, Lord Byron, Poets, Biography
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nr Canterbury, Kent
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- Cloth
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- Tight
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- Fine
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- Spine
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...
- 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,...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Plate
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