The Aeneids of Virgil, Done into English Verse by William Morris
by Morris, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good condition./No Jacket.
- Seller
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Boston, Massachusetts:: Roberts Brothers, 1876. A square copy, reasonably bright, clean and tight. Spine ends a little frayed. Tips worn through. Front inner hinge cracked, but holding. Rear inner hinge starting. Original brown endpapers. Top edge gilt. Bound in the original brick-red cloth, handsomely decorated on the spine and front cover in black and gold. All gilt is still quite bright and shiny. Gift note in light pencil (easily erasable): "J. H. Gleason with regards of F. H. Forman" [or possibly Freeman? -- first part of second name is hard to decipher]. Pages are clean and free of markings. No foxing. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, from the English sheets, with "LONDON, Printed by John Strangeways, Castle St. Leicester Sq." imprinted on verso of title page. Published the same year as the first British edition. Pye 9b [A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN EDITIONS OF WILLIAM MORRIS]. For the first London edition see: H. Buxton Forman p. 84 [THE BOOKS OF WILLIAM MORRIS DESCRIBED]. . First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good condition./No Jacket.. 8vo. (vi), 382pp..
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008113
- Title
- The Aeneids of Virgil, Done into English Verse by William Morris
- Author
- Morris, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good condition.
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket.
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition
- Publisher
- Roberts Brothers
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Massachusetts:
- Date Published
- 1876
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry / Poets;
- Size
- 8vo. (vi), 382pp.
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- Cracked
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- Title Page
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- Top Edge Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Verso
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
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