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Italy, A Poem
by Rogers, Samuel
- Used
- fair
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed for T. Cadell, 1830. Leather bound. Fair. Octavo. [2], viii, [1], 284 pages, [1]. Illustrated. Black morocco leather binding with gilt tooled borders, decorations on the covers. Gilt stamped designs and title on the spine. All edges gilt. Leather is rubbed on the outer joints, cracked on the spine, and scuffed on the front cover. Staining to the edges of the yellow end sheets. Text is moderately toned and foxed. Gilt edges are faded. Hinges are good. A fair copy only.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29478
- Title
- Italy, A Poem
- Author
- Rogers, Samuel
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed for T. Cadell
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1830
- Keywords
- Poetry
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Americana Books ABAA
Biblio member since 2009
Stone Mountain, Georgia
About Americana Books ABAA
Americana Books in business since 1993 specializing in American History and Americana. Member ABAA ( Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America)
Glossary
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- 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...
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