The Poetical Works
by GOLDSMITH, Oliver
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Lebanon, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: M. & W. Ward, 1811. Tall 12mo. Engraved frontispiece by Corbould after Leney. 72 pp. Contemporary stained calf, spine gilt, red morocco spine label; toned, top margin of title-page trimmed, tear from last leaf with loss to text
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bull's Head Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100915
- Title
- The Poetical Works
- Author
- GOLDSMITH, Oliver
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- M. & W. Ward
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1811
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Lebanon, New Jersey
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Glossary
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...