Poems by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Fine Binding)
by Browning, Elizabeth Barrett; Selected and Arranged by Robert Browning
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
New York: Thomas Y Crowell & Co., 1893. A lovely example of late 19th century fine American binding. Bound in half white and half baby blue linen, inticately tooled in gilt front cover and spine, patterned floral end papers, top edge gilt. Illustrated. Very Good Plus, small chips at top edge front end paper, light soiling to linen covers. prior owner name in ink front end page, a few spots of toning to frontis illustration. The two blank front end pages each with full page manuscript in pencil, the firtst dated Dec. 2nd, 1894, the 2nd, Dec. 2nd, 1944. The first speaks of the value of these poems "to stretch to suit a great grief, and shrink to fit a small one", and the 2nd, a poem by an unknown author that clearly relates to a WW II loss. . Later Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008392
- Title
- Poems by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Fine Binding)
- Author
- Browning, Elizabeth Barrett; Selected and Arranged by Robert Browning
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Later Edition
- Publisher
- Thomas Y Crowell & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1893
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Fine Bindings;
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...