The Poetical Works of Lord Byron, with Memoirs, Explanatory Notes, etc.
by Byron, George Gordon, Lord
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chagrin Falls, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Frederick Warne and Co.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. Frederick Warne and Co. Circa late 1880s. No publication date in book. "The Albion Edition". NOT ex-library. Hardcover, half-bound (spine, part of the boards, and corners) in brown leather over marbled paper. Matching marbled endpapers. Blue, white, and red marbling is in Turkish Antique pattern over Spanish Moire. Spine has five raised bands. Title "Byron's Poetical Works" in gold on one panel; remaining panels have small with gilt floral devices. Tail of spine has "London" in gold. Top edges gilt. Deckle fore and bottom edges. Frontispiece portrait of Byron has tissue guard. Text in two columns. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with boards exposed at some tips. Some cracking of leather along exterior hinge lines. Covers have light surface and edge wear, with some greenish discoloration to parts of the leather. Gift inscription in ink on first blank fly leaf after endpapers. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 720 pages. No dust jacket. Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co., Edinburgh & London. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.
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- Bookseller
- SmarterRat Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8042
- Title
- The Poetical Works of Lord Byron, with Memoirs, Explanatory Notes, etc.
- Author
- Byron, George Gordon, Lord
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne and Co.
- Keywords
- Poetry,Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Literature;
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Gilt
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