Bohemian Poems Ancient and Modern Translated from the Original Slavonic with an Introductory Essay
by WRATISLAW, A. H
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Sleaford, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
John W Parker, 1849. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 120pp + ads. SCARCE original publishers boards with gilt lettering on spine and old armorial gilt vignette on front board. Some splitting to cloth spine hinges but text and endpapers UNSPLIT & TIGHT. Nicking to foot of spine. Normal wear to extremities with NO MARKS to boards. Internally CLEAN with NO INSCRIPTIONS. TIGHT textblock. NO LOOSE & NO MISSING leaves. A scarce and collectible original first edition..
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- Bookseller
- Julian Roberts Fine Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9672
- Title
- Bohemian Poems Ancient and Modern Translated from the Original Slavonic with an Introductory Essay
- Author
- WRATISLAW, A. H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- John W Parker
- Date Published
- 1849
- Keywords
- Poems Czechoslovakia
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sport; Poetry & Plays;
- Size
- 12mo
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Julian Roberts Fine Books
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Sleaford, Lincolnshire
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- Leaves
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- Vignette
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- 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...
- Tight
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- 12mo
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- First Edition
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