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Songs In The South.
by RODD, RENNELL:
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- Hardcover
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, David Bogue, 1881 1st edition.. Hardback, approx 7 x 5.5 inches. In full calf leather fine binding by “H. Southeran & Riviere.” Gilt line paneled boards, raised banding and gilt decorations to spine. Top page edges gilt, marbled endpapers and gilt edge dentelles. In very good condition. Some minor marks to cover; some minor darkening/staining to leather along leading board edges. Edges and corners rubbed, edges of spine rubbed. Repair to binding at main title page, endpapers slightly pulled out, tear to halftitle and main title pages at inner edges. some minor handling marks and some light minor foxing spots to inside pages. Else a clean and tight copy. 60pp. With original paper cover bound at rear. Collection of poems with a nautical historical theme. The first five long poems are broadly about Sir Francis Drake. The author was a British diplomat, poet and politician. He served as British Ambassador to Italy during the First World War.
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87898
- Title
- Songs In The South.
- Author
- RODD, RENNELL:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, David Bogue, 1881 1st edition.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ENGLISH LITERATURE RENNELL RODD, Songs In The South, Poems, poetry, fine binding, Riviere, Southeran, leather, David Bogue, 1881, 1st, sonnets, Romans, coliseum, Tiber, Lanuvium, Imperator Augustus,
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Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
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