Prometheus Bound and Other Poems.
by Browning, Elizabeth Barrett:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Cley-Next-The-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Ward Lock & Bowden, 1896 First thus. HB. Red decorative gilt cloth, no dustjacket. 330pp. Frontispiece portrait of Browning (photogravure, tissue guarded). Introduction by Alice Meynell. The text of Prometheus Unbound reprinted here is the rarer early version of 1833. Good: covers bright with light rubbing to edges and light fade to spine. Heavily browned endpapers and tissue guard; occasional light foxing to pages-mostly clean and crisp. Name to flyleaf with crossed out other owner.
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Details
- Bookseller
- David Ford Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17259
- Title
- Prometheus Bound and Other Poems.
- Author
- Browning, Elizabeth Barrett:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Ward Lock & Bowden, 1896
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
David Ford Books
Payment by GB Sterling Pound cheque, Bank Transfer, PAYPAL. Any extra postage required will be quoted at time of order confirmation.
Books may be returned within 7 days, with prior notification, if not as described
About the Seller
David Ford Books
Biblio member since 2006
Cley-Next-The-Sea, Norfolk
About David Ford Books
Member of Provincial Bookfairs Association.
David Ford Books is a member of the P.B.F.A. and sells a wide range of quality out of print and antiquarian books through their book sales and at bookfair throughout the UK. The condition of our books is of the utmost importance to us, with few falling below the VG and many in Fine condition. All dust wrappers are protected. Should you wish to discuss a book, or your requirements, please do not hesitate to contact us by email or (as I prefer to talk to customers personally) by telephone.
David Ford Books is a member of the P.B.F.A. and sells a wide range of quality out of print and antiquarian books through their book sales and at bookfair throughout the UK. The condition of our books is of the utmost importance to us, with few falling below the VG and many in Fine condition. All dust wrappers are protected. Should you wish to discuss a book, or your requirements, please do not hesitate to contact us by email or (as I prefer to talk to customers personally) by telephone.
Glossary
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Unbound
- A book or pamphlet which does not have a covering binding, sometimes by original design, sometimes used to describe a book in...
- 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...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.