London: Printed for Sherwood, Gilbert, & Piper, 1835 Inscribed on the front free endpaper "To Mrs Mason with / the most respectful / compliments of her ...... / and intimate friend / The author E. Powell". xx, Errata slip, 376pp, bound in 3/4 leather and marbled paper, raised bands on gilt decorated spine, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers, binding and hinges tight. Covers show edge wear, some paper peel, light foxing to preliminary pages.

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Bookseller: Monroe Bridge Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 007383
Title: Italy and Italian Literature [Association Copy]
Author: Herbert, Charles
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good ++ to Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Printed for Sherwood, Gilbert, & Piper
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1835
Keywords: Italy Italian Literature
Bookseller catalogs: HISTORY;
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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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....
Inscribed: When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
Marbled Paper: Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
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...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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...
Errata: Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...