Poetica Erotica: A Collection of Rare and Curious Amatory Verse
by T. R. Smith [ed]
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$524.82NZ$472.34
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About This Item
New York : Crown Publishers, 1927. Leather. Near Fine. 9.5" by 5.52. None. A collection of erotic poetry edited by T. R. Smith and bound in crushed half Morocco by Sangorski. The second edition, first published in 1921. Bound in crushed half morocco with marbled paper to the boards. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with their binder's stamp to the front blank. This work contains a collection of erotic and romantic poetry edited by T. R. Smith. Bound in crushed half morocco with marbled paper to the boards. Externally excellent with fading to the spine. Bookplate belonging to 'Josceline Grove' to the front blank. Internally firmly bound with lightly age toned and clean pages with only the odd minor spot. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 896Z53
- Title
- Poetica Erotica: A Collection of Rare and Curious Amatory Verse
- Author
- T. R. Smith [ed]
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Crown Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1927
- Size
- 9.5" by 5.52
- Keywords
- Erotica Poetry Romance Poet Poetry
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...