The Poetical Works
by John Milton
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Petworth, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: T Nelson, 1880. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Rust pictorial boards with gilt and black decoration to front and spine. Edges are bumped. Pages are age tanned but clean. Binding is tight. Slight burning damage affecting several pages, but at the hinge only 1880
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Details
- Bookseller
- Reader’s Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3554
- Title
- The Poetical Works
- Author
- John Milton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- T Nelson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1880
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Reader’s Books
Biblio member since 2019
Petworth, West Sussex
About Reader’s Books
Market town general antiquarian book shop specialising in literature, travel and history.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Age Tanned
- Age tanning, or browning, occurs over time on the pages of books. This process can show up on just the edges of pages, when...