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The Works of James Thomson - With His Last Corrections and Improvements
by [Thomson, James]
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Edinburgh: J. Robertson, 1778. Four volumes complete - Volume One - xl, [4], 208pp; Volume Two - [4], 302pp; Volume Three - [6], 255pp, [1] and Volume Four - [4], iv, 288pp. Full contemporary sprinkled leather, smooth backs divided into six panels by gilt double rules, leather title label to second panel, with title and volume number, covers bordered by gilt single fillet, edges sprinkled red. Slightly rubbed, a couple of corners bumped, spines slightly faded, lower cover of volume one has a couple of small black marks, lower cover of volume two has some damp staining. Internally a couple of ink marks to fore-edge, ffep of volume four has some mathematical workings, but generally quite bright and clean. A decent set. Reprint. Full Calf. Good. 12mo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Temple Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000391
- Title
- The Works of James Thomson - With His Last Corrections and Improvements
- Author
- [Thomson, James]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- J. Robertson
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1778
- Keywords
- Noisbn, Thomson, Poetry, Seasons
- Size
- 12mo
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Temple Rare 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
Temple Rare Books
Biblio member since 2012
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Temple Rare Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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