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The Fairy Queen , with a Glossary Explaining the Old and Obscure Words
by Spenser, Edmund
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: J and R Tonson , 1758. Very good condition matched 2 volume set. Rebound in cloth covered boards with leather spine,5 raised bands and embossed leather labels with gold gilt. The books are tighly bound and square. The corners are sharp, the covers are clean. Volume 1 has a recent bookplate inside the front cover and older bookplate on the front end sheet. There is a name written in cursive at the top of the title page both volumes. There is a notation inside the cover of the first volume stating that volume 2 is lacking plate 8 it is followed by a question mark. I counted 7 plates in the 2 volumes and can see no evidence of a plate being removed. . The body of both of the books appear to be notation free with the exception listed. The book pages are age toned with light to moderate foxing. Please note the listed , albeit minor, defects listed. Priced reasonably given the printing and the minor defects. . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- JPollard Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8579
- Title
- The Fairy Queen , with a Glossary Explaining the Old and Obscure Words
- Author
- Spenser, Edmund
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- J and R Tonson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1758
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian; literature;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
JPollard Bookseller
I strive for customer satisfaction. ANY book may be returned for ANY reason if you are not satisfied with the purchase. I must be promptly notified (within 7 days of receipt of the book) that you wish to return the book. If I have made a material error in the description of the book I will be happy to reimburse you for the cost of the book, the original postage and the return postage. Any books to be returned must be received by me within 30 days of receipt of the book.
About the Seller
JPollard Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
About JPollard Bookseller
Seller of new ,used and rare books. Book store is open Fridays usually 10-7 and Saturdays 10-5.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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