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Paradise and the Peri
by MOORE, Thomas
- Used
- near fine
- Condition
- near fine
- Seller
-
New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Day & Son. hardcover. near fine. 52 richly illustrated chromolithographic plates, (plates are glued into binding as issued, one is loose). Slim folio contemporary brown embossed cloth, beveled edges, spine, titles and decorative tooling is gilt, corners lightly bumped, a.e.g. (London): Day & Son, no date, ca. 1860. Near Fine.<br/> <br/> A tale from Moore's Lallah Rookh.<br/> <br/>
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Details
- Bookseller
- Argosy Book Store
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 268467
- Title
- Paradise and the Peri
- Author
- MOORE, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Day & Son
- Place of Publication
- London
Terms of Sale
Argosy Book Store
All items are offered net, subject to prior sale. Returns accepted within 7 days of receipt--please contact us first. Payment by Visa , Mastercard & American Express. Appropriate sales tax will be added for all N.Y. State residents
About the Seller
Argosy Book Store
Biblio member since 2004
New York, New York
About Argosy Book Store
We are a large retail store, with 6 floors of out-of-print and rare books, (including, Americana, modern first editions, history of medicine and science), antique maps and prints, autograph manuscripts, letters & signatures.
Glossary
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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....
- 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,...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
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