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SHELLEY MEMORIALS: From Authentic Sources. To which is added an Essay on Christianity.
by SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe; edited by SHELLEY, Lady [Jane]:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Smith, Elder and Co. 1859. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Handsomely bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe in full tan calf. Boards ruled in gilt. Five raised bands with gilt decorated compartments. Red morocco title labels lettered in gilt. Gilt inner dentelles. Top edge gilt. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece of Shelley's tomb. An almost near-fine copy, the binding square and firm with a little rubbing to the boards and extremities and minor toning to the spine. The contents with the attractive red morocco and gilt ownership label of Margaret Louise Weyerhaeuser, as well as her paper bookplate, to the front pastedown, and the very occasional dot of foxing to a few page margins, are otherwise clean throughout. Jane Shelley's memoir of her father-in-law, produced in response to Thomas Jefferson Hogg's unreliable 1858 biography of Shelley, and containing the first publication of Shelley's Essay on Christianity as well as accounts of his association and correspondence with various other key Romantic figures. An attractive copy. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17587
- Title
- SHELLEY MEMORIALS: From Authentic Sources. To which is added an Essay on Christianity.
- Author
- SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe; edited by SHELLEY, Lady [Jane]:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Smith, Elder and Co. 1859
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- 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....
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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