THE POETICAL WORKS OF ALEXANDER POPE (3 VOLUMES COMPLETE)
by Alexander Pope
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Blue Hill, Maine, United States
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About This Item
London: William Pickering, 1843. Hardcover. Very Good. Vol. 1- clxii + 168 p. + Illustration on frotis. Vol. 2- 306 p. Vol. 3- 360 p. 4 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. Tan calf binding binding, edges of covers embossed, gilt lettering on spines, 5 raised bands, edges of text block lightly flecked with brown, tan end papers. Condition of each volume is VERY GOOD: light wear to covers- a few light scuffs and worn corners, spine a bit more worn and darkened, leather labels missing, top edges of text block darkened, small book plate of David B. Ogden on inside of front cover, name of Gouverneur Ogden in ink on ffep., end papers with light water stains to edges, page clean, bindings tight. Vol. 2- a bit heavier wear, psine ends damaged.
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- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2912
- Title
- THE POETICAL WORKS OF ALEXANDER POPE (3 VOLUMES COMPLETE)
- Author
- Alexander Pope
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William Pickering
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1843
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Blue Hill, Maine
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- 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...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...