Atalanta in Calydon - a tragedy ( a facsimile of the first edition)
by Swinburne, Algernon Charles
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Published by Oxford University Press, Humphrey Milford, London, 1930, limited edition of 500 copies. White cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt circular emblems to front cover, no dustwrapper. 8.75ins x 7ins, xxii, [xiv], 111pp. Introduction by Georges Lafourcade. Facsimile reprint of the 1865 first edition. VG
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- Atalanta in Calydon - a tragedy ( a facsimile of the first edition)
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- Swinburne, Algernon Charles
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- 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...
- Facsimile
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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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...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Reprint
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- VG
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