Italy, A Poem. Together with: Poems
by ROGERS, Samuel
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- near fine
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Cadell, 1830. First. hardcover. near fine. Turner, J.M.W. & Stothard, T.. 2 volumes. Both volumes are illustrated with many fine steel engravings and vignettes after J.M.W. Turner & T. Stothard, each protected with tissue. 8vo, uniformly bound in contemporary full red polished calf (surface of covers slightly scuffed), with gilt ruled borders and frames and elaborate gilt decorated spines with raised bands, inner dentelles, a.e.g. London: Printed for T. Cadell, Jennings and Chaplin; and E. Moxon, 1830 & 1834. A near fine copy.<br/> <br/> First editions with these illustrations (Italy is the second issue, with the vignette correctly placed on p. 88). With the Turner and Stothard engravings, which in many ways represent the peak of the artists' genius in book illustration.<br/> <br/>
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- Bookseller
- Argosy Book Store (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 144409
- Title
- Italy, A Poem. Together with: Poems
- Author
- ROGERS, Samuel
- Illustrator
- Turner, J.M.W. & Stothard, T.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- Cadell
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1830
- Keywords
- Stothard;Turner,J.M.W.;Finden
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...