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LIFE OF WILLIAM BLAKE, WITH SELECTIONS FROM HIS POEMS AND OTHER WRITINGS : A NEW AND ENLARGED EDITION, ILLUSTRATED FROM BLAKE'S OWN WORKS, WITH ADDITIONAL LETTERS AND A MEMOIR OF THE AUTHOR : IN TWO VOLUMES [2 VOLUMES]
by Gilchrist, Alexander, 1828-1861 [author]; Blake, William, 1757-1827 [author and subject]; Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828-1882 [editor of selections]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co, 1880. Hardcover. Octavo; 2 volumes; G; Hardcover; Spine, black with gold print; Boards in black cloth with gold print and illustration, rebound with original illustrated cloth affixed to new cloth boards, spines lightly toned with creases or chipping evident from original binding, mild bumps to fore corners, else mild rubbing, shelfwear; Text blocks have deckle edges, some tanning or foxing to plates from tissue protectors, uncut pages, occasional light foxing; "Life and works of William Blake"-- cover title;
CONTENTS: Vol. 1 Life of William Blake (xxi, 431 pages, frontispiece, illustrated with unnumbered leaves of b&w or brown and white plates) - Vol. 2. Selections / edited by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (ix, 383 pages, frontispiece, illustrated with unnumbered leaves of b&w or brown and white plates).
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NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, in wraparound bookcase next to 15's. 1354576. FP New Rockville Stock.
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1354576
- Title
- LIFE OF WILLIAM BLAKE, WITH SELECTIONS FROM HIS POEMS AND OTHER WRITINGS : A NEW AND ENLARGED EDITION, ILLUSTRATED FROM BLAKE'S OWN WORKS, WITH ADDITIONAL LETTERS AND A MEMOIR OF THE AUTHOR : IN TWO VOLUMES [2 VOLUMES]
- Author
- Gilchrist, Alexander, 1828-1861 [author]; Blake, William, 1757-1827 [author and subject]; Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828-1882 [editor of selections]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1880
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
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Rockville, Maryland
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- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Uncut Pages
- 'Uncut pages', or simply 'uncut', traditionally refers to a book which has not been trimmed by rebinding. Prior to the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- New
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- 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....
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
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