The Testament of Beauty: A Poem in Four Books
by Bridges, Robert
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+/No Jacket
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York : Oxford University Press, 1930. Book. Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, large octavo, red cloth lettered in gold, lacking dust-jacket. 175 pages. Publisher's commentary on text tippd-in at rear. Illustrated with frontispiece. First edition. No previous ownership marks. Paper on friont inner hinge cracked, albeit netting still strong. A sound, clean, internally unmarked copy. Good+. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021340
- Title
- The Testament of Beauty: A Poem in Four Books
- Author
- Bridges, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Staten Island, New York
About Great Expectations Rare Books
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- 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,...
- Good+
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- First Edition
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- Cloth
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