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POEMS: Second Edition
by Matthew Arnold
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Kensington, Victoria, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Second edition 1854 published by Long man, Brown, Green, And Longmans - London.
Hardcover. Overall Condition: G – to G. Second edition. Small octavo. (xxxix) 255pp. + 24pp. of the original publisher's ads at the rear. Blue-green cloth boards with blind stamped motifs on the front cover and gilt lettering on the spine. Publisher's ads at interior covers. What appears to be a previous owner's name stamp appears at lower edge of title page (refer pic). The publication is the second edition of the Arnold's second collection of poems which was originally published the previous year. The book contains some of Arnold best known work including "Sorab and Rustum" and Tristram and Iseult". The book retains the original front and back covers and spine is firm. Covers stained and smudged, with some light bumping along the corners. Interior with minor age toning to the pages and occasional dust stains. Binding in good, interior in good- condition overall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Erinbank. Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- K516800
- Title
- POEMS
- Author
- Matthew Arnold
- Format/Binding
- Cloth boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1854
- Pages
- 255 +
- Size
- 18 x 11 x 2cm
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare Titles, First Editions, Signed Copies;
Terms of Sale
Erinbank. 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
Erinbank. Books
Biblio member since 2023
Kensington, Victoria
About Erinbank. Books
We are a family owned and operated new and 2nd hand bookstore within an existing business that has operated for 30 years. Our collection of books, assembled over the last twenty years has a literary focus and includes rare, antiquarian and first editions and substantial offerings within the genres of General and Australian fiction, crime, art, poetry, history, biographies and the Classics.
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- Title Page
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- Spine
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
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