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William Blake. Fine binding
by Swinburne, Algernon Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good +
- Seller
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1906. New edition. Hardcover. Very good +. Beautifully bound in half dark red calf with marbled boards, with a Bumpus Ltd. Oxford St. gilt binder's stamp on inside rear cover. Bumpus bindings were actually made by such respected firms as Sangorski & Sutcliffe and Riviere.
8vo, 339pp, b&w frontispiece portrait, marbled end papers, teg. Gilt title on spine with raised bands. Red calf very slightly rubbed at corners and very slightly at top of spine, o/w very good.
8vo, 339pp, b&w frontispiece portrait, marbled end papers, teg. Gilt title on spine with raised bands. Red calf very slightly rubbed at corners and very slightly at top of spine, o/w very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11878
- Title
- William Blake. Fine binding
- Author
- Swinburne, Algernon Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New edition
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1906
- Bookseller catalogs
- POETRY; LITERATURE;
Terms of Sale
Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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About the Seller
Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
Biblio member since 2009
Garrison, New York
About Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
Booksellers for over 40 years, members of prominent trade associations (ABAA, ILAB, ANZAAB, IMCOS, ANZMS, PBFA). We are located at Garrison NY, a stone's throw from the Metro North Hudson line train, just over 1 hr. from NYC on the banks of the Hudson River. Books, maps, prints & ephemera bought & sold.
Glossary
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- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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....
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...