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Biographia Literaria; or Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions [Two Volumes]
by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor
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- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
London, England: Rest Fenner, 1817. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 5 1/2" x 9. FAIR/ NO DUST JACKETS. Two volumes. Vol. 1: 296 pp.; Vol. II 305 pp. Text is clean and unmarked except for previous owner's notations in pencil, and catalogue information slip pasted in at flyleaf og Vol. I. Top edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Original paneled leather boards with raised bands at spine, one black and one red compartment at spine of each volume, lettered in gilt. Rear board detached on Vol. I, front board detached on Vol II. Vol. I with tape repair at front hinge, repair failing. Both volumes show board wear, especially edges and corners. Spine of Vol II shows wear and a loose upper panel above the first raised band. Textblocks intact and firm.
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- Bookseller
- RPL Library Store
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- URR031
- Title
- Biographia Literaria; or Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions [Two Volumes]
- Author
- Coleridge, Samuel Taylor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Rest Fenner
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1817
- Size
- 5 1/2" x 9
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- English Literature Memoirs Biography
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- 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....
- 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...
- Jacket
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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