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The Poetical Works of Lord Byron
by Lord Byron
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Seller
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Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
This is an antique copy of "The Poetical Works of LORD BYRON" - complete in one volume. 1848; D. Appleton & Company; New York. This edition features an illustrated title page of Newstead Abbey (Byron's home), a frontispiece portrait of Byron, two facsimile documents showing Byron's handwriting, and six full-page "elegant steel engravings" (each with a tissue guard). Gilt page edges on all sides of the text block. The book has been professionally re-bound in modern hardcovers with a leather spine (the spine has five raised band and gilt lettering/accents). "Collected and arranged with illustrative notes by Thomas Moore, Lord Jeffrey, Sir Walter Scott, Bishop Heber, Samuel Rogers, Professor Wilson, J.G. Lockhart, George Ellis, Thomas Campbell, Rev. H.H. Milman, &c."
Condition:
Clean covers and spine; there is a 1" surface scratch at the left edge of the front cover by the spine. The top-right corner tip of the front cover is worn. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Bright gilt lettering on the spine; bright gilt page edges on all sides of the text block. The book has been re-bound in modern hardcovers and a leather spine. Nice interior - the pages are lightly age-toned with only some occasional mild foxing. Overall the book is in Very Good- condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7176
- Title
- The Poetical Works of Lord Byron
- Author
- Lord Byron
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- D. Appleton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1848
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- lord byron, poetical works byron, poems poetry byron
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
CraigsClassics
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
CraigsClassics
Biblio member since 2018
Hudson, New Hampshire
About CraigsClassics
My store offers a curated selection of antiquarian books in a variety of topics with an emphasis on classic literature and children's classics. I take pride in providing great customer service with prompt replies to offers and inquiries, careful packaging and next-day shipping. Based in scenic southern New Hampshire.
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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