Thomas Middleton (2 Volume set)
by Middleton, Thomas; Havelock Ellis; Agermon Charles Swinburne
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London: T.Fisher Unwin/Vizetelly and Co, 1890. Small Octavo. In two volumes. portrait frontispieces. Published in the Mermaid series and includes: Vol. I. Thomas Middleton with an introduction by A.C. Swinburne--A trick to catch the old one, --the Changling--a Chaste maid in Cheapside---Women beware women; Vol. II. editied by Havelock Ellis, Preface--The roaring girl--the witch--a fair quarrel--the mayor of Queenborough--the widow. Both volumes bound in 3/4 red morocco over marbled paper covered boards with matching endpapers and all edges in matching marble. raised bands with compartmrnts fully decorated in gilt, brown morocco spine label gilt. A very good set with mior spots of rubbing.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 028990
- Title
- Thomas Middleton (2 Volume set)
- Author
- Middleton, Thomas; Havelock Ellis; Agermon Charles Swinburne
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- T.Fisher Unwin/Vizetelly and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1890
- Bookseller catalogs
- English Literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...