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Binding, Fine ) The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley
by Percy Bysshe Shelley; Edited by Thomas Hutchinson
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press, 1925. Fine in unsigned contemporary fine binding, stamped "Genuine French Levant" rear inner dentelle, the initials "TKD" in gilt front cover, covers with triple gilt rules bordering quadruple gilt rules, backin six compartments with gilt floral decorations and gilt lettering and tail date, all edges gilt, marbled end papers with wide gilt-ruled inner demntelles. Small stamp picturing man in fez bottom corner rear end page. A quite lovely copy indeed.. Later Edition. Levant Morocco. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007777
- Title
- Binding, Fine ) The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Author
- Percy Bysshe Shelley; Edited by Thomas Hutchinson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Later Edition
- Publisher
- Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1925
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Fine Bindings;
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Any book is returnable for any reason within 10 days for a complete refund, as long as it is returned in the same condition as when received. Please notify in advance of return. I accept checks, money orders, Mastercard, Visa, and bank wire transfer.
About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Online bookseller specializing in rare and collectible books in all fields. Books bought and sold from single item to entire collection.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Dentelle
- Borders on the inner edge of a book with a lacy pattern, most often gilt. Popular in France during the 18th century on covers of...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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