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Portraits of the British Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper and Beattie. In Two Volumes
by Anonymous
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
London: James Carpenter and Son, 1824. SCARCE "Engraved from the best authorities and illustrated by notes, biographical, critical, and poetical." Text describes 138 portraits, which are interleaved. "Printed by D.S. Maurice, Fenchurch Street"--Vol. 1, page 144." Two folio volumes bound in contemporary pebbled blue morocco over blue moire silk boards, backs with gilt lettering and gilt decorations, tops gilt. Very Good Plus, light to moderate spotting associated with portrait pages, light rubbing at tips. A handsome and well-bound set, and quite uncommon. . First Edition. Half Morocco. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008239
- Title
- Portraits of the British Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper and Beattie. In Two Volumes
- Author
- Anonymous
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- James Carpenter and Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1824
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Fine Bindings;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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