The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer. With an Essay on His Language and Versification (1877)
by Chaucer, Geoffrey
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
George Routledge and Sons, 1877. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1877. 501 pages. Brown cloth with gilt spine titling and black decoration. Cloth rubbed along the edges, lightly scuffed throughout. Spine shaken and curved, though holding. Binding cracked at front end paper, though else intact and sound. Previous owner wrote name and date (very handsomely) on front end paper. Interior lightly age toned, otherwise clean.
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- Bookseller
- The Book Bin
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BBS-2001486
- Title
- The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer. With an Essay on His Language and Versification (1877)
- Author
- Chaucer, Geoffrey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George Routledge and Sons
- Date Published
- 1877
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Glossary
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- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- 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...
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