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English Lyrics from Spenser to Milton: (The Endymion Series)
by Robert Anning Bell (Illust.) / John Dennis (Intro.)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George Bell and Sons, 1898. 1st Edition . Very Good. 5.5 x 8.25 inches (14 x 20.5 cm). First printing. Pale green buckram binding illustrated in dark green and yellow. Top page edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Endpapers illustrated in gilt. Rubbing to ends of spine and corners. Slight browning to spine. Foxing to page edges, quite heavy foxing to first and last few pages. Patches of foxing to the text. Gift inscription to front free endpaper (dated Xmas 1898). Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown endpaper (Hector Mackay) and to verso of front free endpaper (Honor Yeomans). A very scarce title in the sought after Endymion Series featuring attractive Art Nouveau illustrations by Robert Anning Bell. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5.5 x 8.25 inches (14 x 20.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xv, 222
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- Bookseller
- Tarrington Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1221E172
- Title
- English Lyrics from Spenser to Milton: (The Endymion Series)
- Author
- Robert Anning Bell (Illust.) / John Dennis (Intro.)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Bell and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1898
- Size
- 5.5 x 8.25 inches (14 x 20.5 cm)
- Keywords
- Art Nouveau, Poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Illustrated;
Terms of Sale
Tarrington Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Tarrington Books
Biblio member since 2015
Tarrington, Herefordshire
About Tarrington Books
A family run bookshop located in the heart of rural Herefordshire. Large selection of children's literature, crime fiction, military, history, travel, vintage paperbacks, quality antiquarian volumes & fine bindings. We offer free UK postage on all items and pride ourselves on our safe packaging and rapid dispatch of orders. Browsers welcome by appointment.
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- Edges
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...
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