Byron.
by Maurois, Andre. [Lord Byron]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1930. First edition of Maurois' appreciation of Byron. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt tooling to the spine, quadruple gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, illustrated, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Byron. In very good condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 136270
- Title
- Byron.
- Author
- Maurois, Andre. [Lord Byron]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- Byron First Edition, Sangorski and Sutcliffe Fine Binding
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography and Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Raptis Rare Books
Biblio member since 2012
Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
Founded by Matthew and Adrienne Raptis, Raptis Rare Books is an antiquarian book firm that specializes in literature, children's books, economics, photo books, signed and inscribed books, and landmark books in all fields. Our business model is simple: we strive to handle books that are in exceptional condition and to provide exceptional customer service.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....