[Palgrave, Francis T., ed.]
by Palgrave, Francis T., ed
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
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- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1889. Limited Large Paper Edition of 585 copies, of which this is copy number 552 and signed by Palgrave on the limitation page. Octavo. ix, 374 pages. Poems by Edmund Spenser, George Herbert, Henry More, Robert Burns, Christina G. Rossetti, John Sharp, Alfred Lord Tennyson, and many more. Title page with red decorative border. Quarter vellum over black cloth covered boards with titles in gilt on both front cover and spine, extra gilt decorations and publisher's device on spine. Boards lightly scuffed and scratched; nineteenth century holograph pen gift inscription and modern pencil book seller's notes on front pastedown, free endpapers browned, deckled edges lightly toned; otherwise a very attractive copy in very good condition.
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- Bookseller
- Nudelman Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2623
- Title
- [Palgrave, Francis T., ed.]
- Author
- Palgrave, Francis T., ed
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Clarendon Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1889
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About Nudelman Rare Books
Specializing in Fine Bindings By Noted Bookbinders; High Spots and Inscribed Copies of Important 19th-20th Century English and American Literature; Autograph Letters and Manuscripts; Fine Press Books; Unusual and Rare Children's and Illustrated; Art Nouveau; Pre-Raphaelite Poetry and Associations; Jugendstil, Wiener Werkstatte; 1890's.Long-standing rare book dealer established in 1979, in Seattle, Washington specializing in the highest quality fine and rare books, primarily from the 18th through 20th Centuries. We value your patronage and would love to have you join our mailing list where we offer illustrated catalogs twice a year by PDF (with copious photos of content). All books are guaranteed as described, and returnable within 7 days for any reason. By Appointment Only.
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- Edges
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- G
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- Vellum
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- Spine
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- Title Page
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- Device
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- Cloth
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- Octavo
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- Gilt
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