POEMS
by Phillips, Stephen,
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- V.g./No Jacket
- Seller
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Yaxley, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1898. 8], 108, [2], 12 [pub. cat. dated 1897 with attractive title-page of Virgo Street] pp. Includes the poem "Christ in Hades" in its original form. With errata slip with 4 entries. Green buckram with a gilt border and device to the front board. Interesting newpaper clipping attached to the inside board of a letter from the poet to the Daily Chronicle pointing out the first issue of his Poems book had many errors which are now corrected in the second issue. He also discusses the word 'strand' should be 'Strand' p33 line 7. This copy is the rare un-corrected first issue. End-papers tones and some occasional foxing to the edges. Also a newpaper clipping from 'The Academy' loosely inserted, reviewing the book and stating it had won the 1st prize of £100 from The Academy for 'Book of the Year 1897'.. 1st ed., 1st imp.. Hard Cover. V.g./No Jacket. octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thomas Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- W350
- Title
- POEMS
- Author
- Phillips, Stephen,
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - V.g.
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st ed., 1st imp.
- Publisher
- John Lane, The Bodley Head
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1898
- Size
- octavo
- Keywords
- LITERATURE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
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