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The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser in Five Volumes
by Spenser, Edmund
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Amherst,, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1839. 5 volume set, complete. Deluxe red morocco binding with gold design on spine and covers. 5 raised bands, all edge gilt. With introductory observations on the Faerie Quene and Notes by the editor. Slight wear, several minor blemishes, slight to moderate foxing to title page and a few las pages. Moderate-heavy foxing to back endpaper of Vol. II. Photos on request. . First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Valley Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 091162
- Title
- The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser in Five Volumes
- Author
- Spenser, Edmund
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Charles C. Little and James Brown
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1839
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Renaissance Poetry Poetry Faerie Queene Leather Bound
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Valley Books
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About the Seller
Valley Books
Biblio member since 2005
Amherst,, Massachusetts
About Valley Books
After 34 years selling used and old books in downtown Amherst, we are now an online only seller as of July 2009. We have approximately 12,500 titles in most subjects and all our inventory is listed online. Our specialties include scholarly books in political science, social science, philosophy, science and natural history, poetry, European history, Asian and Far Eastern history, Asian and American art and Literary Criticism, as well as several other subjects, scholarly, antiquarian and collectible.
Glossary
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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....
- 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...