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The Poetical Works and Other Writings of John Keats. 4 Volumes & Supplement
by Keats, John; Foreman, Harry Buxton (Edited with Notes and Appendices)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Reeves & Turner, Printed at the Chiswick Press, 1883. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. 4 volumes; Vol. 1: pp. lv, 366, frontispiece photo-intaglio portrait + 3 plates and 1 line drawing; Vol 2: pp. viii, 573, frontispiece portrait + 1 facsimile writing; Vol. 3: pp. ix, 387, frontispiece photo-intaglio portrait + 2 folding plates and 1 line drawing; Vol. 4: pp. viii, 423, 425-493 unopened, (includes Addenda and General Index), 5 - publ. adverts., frontispiece portriat + 1 plate. Volume 5 is the supplement, 1890. Bound in publisher's attractive gilt decorated navy-blue buckram. The outside hinges are rubbed in a few spots, split in the buckram of front hinge volume 3, all volumes with chipping and light wear to the spine ends, larger chip to the buckram to the spine foot of volume 1. Corners bumped and just general light wear overall, but sill a clean and attractive set. Complete, with the supplemental fifth volume. From the library of Canadian Psychiatrist Richard Maurice Bucke, his bookplate to the first 4 volumes, and inscribed to Bucke from H. Buxton Forman in the fifth volume.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46113
- Title
- The Poetical Works and Other Writings of John Keats. 4 Volumes & Supplement
- Author
- Keats, John; Foreman, Harry Buxton (Edited with Notes and Appendices)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Reeves & Turner, Printed at the Chiswick Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1883
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
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
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- Gilt
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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