London: Chatto & Windus, 1899. Hardcover. Very Good. Light brown buckram boards with gilt lettered spine. Edges of boards darkened, spine too. Head and heel of spine and corners with very light wear. Book collector William MacDonald Mackay's bookplate tipped in to front pastedown with a neatly illustrated gift inscription by MacKay. A very clean copy, very good. An early edition with the later state ads.

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Bookseller: Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1657
Title: Rosamund, Queen of the Lombards: A Tragedy
Author: SWINBURNE, ALGERNON CHARLES
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1899

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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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Buckram: A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
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...
Later State: used in book collecting to refer to a book from a later run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some part...
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...
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....
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Heel: The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
Tipped In: Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...