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The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley [Fine Binding]
by Shelley, Percy Bysshe; Mary Shelley (editor)
- Used
- Fine
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
London: Edward Moxon and Co., 1839. [Fine Binding]. Complete in four volumes. Full red calf, black morocco title lables, raised bands, gilt titles and all edges, gilt decorations to compartments and double ruling to boards and board edges, gilt inner dentelles, (6.5 x 4.5 inches). First Collected Edition. 380, 347, 314, 361 pages; illustrated with tissue-protected engraved frontispiece portrait of Shelley by Finden. Bradbury and Evans, Printer. The first complete edition of Percy Shelley's poetical works, complied and edited by his wife Mary Shelley. Bookplates of Charles Clifford Dibble, an exceptionally clean, tight set in a fine binding with strong shelf presence.. First Edition. Leather. Fine. Illus. by W. Finden. 12mo.
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- Books & Bidders
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005277
- Title
- The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley [Fine Binding]
- Author
- Shelley, Percy Bysshe; Mary Shelley (editor)
- Illustrator
- W. Finden
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Edward Moxon and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1839
- Keywords
- Shelley; Poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Leather Bound Books;
- Size
- 12mo
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Cleveland, Ohio
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
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