Gulliver's Travels and Selected Writings in Prose and Verse.
by Swift, Jonathan. Edited by John Hayward
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No DJ
- Seller
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ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Nonesuch Press. Very Good/No DJ. 1946. Reprint. Hard Cloth Cover. 8vo Brown cloth with bright gilt to spine. Previous owner's details on ffep dated 1947. 868 pages clean and tight. For some years the Nonesuch Press has been building up a library of `compendious' editions of the desirable classics. The aim in this series is to give, by clever editing and appropriate critical apparatus, a true conspectus of certain great writers in one volume, and, by proper planning of the physical elements of the book, to give it in a form both handsome and handy. The compression of a vast deal of matter (an average of more than a third of a million words) in a little space without sacrifice of legibility is no easy matter; btrt the i i i s Literary Supplement says of the series: 'In subject, editing ... and in production they attain a level that would seem to justify twice their price.' The general plan of the books in this `Library' is to begin with a carefully edited text of the writer's chief work, and add selections from his lesser writings and letters without which it would be impossible to form a picture of his life's work and genius. Each book is treated as a separate typographical problem; but all are of/ one size, and bound in the same style in buckram of various colours. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 116655
- Title
- Gulliver's Travels and Selected Writings in Prose and Verse.
- Author
- Swift, Jonathan. Edited by John Hayward
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cloth Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good/No DJ
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Nonesuch Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1946
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About the Seller
CHARLES BOSSOM
Biblio member since 2010
ELY, Cambridgeshire
About CHARLES BOSSOM
Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.
Glossary
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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....
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.