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The Works of Alfred Tennyson
by Alfred Tennyson
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: C. Kegan Paul and Co., 1878. Very Good. 5.25 x 7.5 inches (13 x 19 cm). Full black morocco leather binding. Spine with five raised bands. Blind panelled boards. Gilt acorn ornament to corners of boards and spine compartments. All pages edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Gilt decorated turn-ins. Light rubbing to spine and corners, small scratch to front board. Good solid binding with no cracking to joints. Light foxing to blanks and title page. Clean text throughout. Presentation inscription to leading blank: Presented to Mr George Hogarth on the occasion of his marriage, by the teachers of Kiln Hill Sunday School, as a slight token of their regard. December 1886'. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5.25 x 7.5 inches (13 x 19 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: iv, 665
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tarrington Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1216E086
- Title
- The Works of Alfred Tennyson
- Author
- Alfred Tennyson
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- C. Kegan Paul and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1878
- Size
- 5.25 x 7.5 inches (13 x 19 cm)
- Keywords
- Poetry, Poems, Verse, Poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Bindings; Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Tarrington Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Tarrington Books
Biblio member since 2015
Tarrington, Herefordshire
About Tarrington Books
A family run bookshop located in the heart of rural Herefordshire. Large selection of children's literature, crime fiction, military, history, travel, vintage paperbacks, quality antiquarian volumes & fine bindings. We offer free UK postage on all items and pride ourselves on our safe packaging and rapid dispatch of orders. Browsers welcome by appointment.
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- 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...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
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