London: Chatto & Windus, 1905. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 5 1/4 x 7 3/4 in. x, 258 pgs. Blue buckram boards with gilt lettering on spine. A true first. Beveled edges, gilt upper text block, deckled edged paper. Condition is GOOD+ ; wear to edges and corners, covers rubbed with whitish areas. Spine faded. Binding is tight and text clean. Two previous owner's bookplates on front pastedown, one glued over the other. Some very mild foxing. Letters. RGR.

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Bookseller: Andre Strong Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 4883
Title: LOVE'S CROSS-CURRENTS
Author: Algernon Charles Swinburne
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1905

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Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Beveled: Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
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....
Buckram: A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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...
Good+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.