Peter Owen 1960. Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 248pp, VG (light scuffing to spine & extrems, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink & prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to ffep, light cracking to gutters, moderate foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasig & chipping to edges, moderate to heavy tanning, tape reinforcement to spine to inside)

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Bookseller: Hard To Find Books (NZ)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 305729
Title: The Spirit of Romance
Author: POUND, EZRA
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Peter Owen 1960
Keywords: literature literary criticism Ezra Pound poetry poems verse

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FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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...
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...
Buckram: A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
VG: Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
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....
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...