The Book of Gems: The Modern Poets and Artists of Great Britain
by Hall, S. C, edited by
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good +/No DJ
- Seller
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Southampton, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1849. Edition Not Specified. Very Good +/No DJ. 12mo = 7-9". n/a. Printing Not Spec. Edited by S. C. Hall. Marbled boards w/leather spine and corners. Leather spine beautifully decorated with four raised bands, two green bands with gilt lettering reading "Books of Gems" and "Wordsworth to Bayly," and blindstamped decoration. Marbled endpapers. Edges and spine show some wear. Pages lightly browned especially at edges, a bit of light foxing on pages here and there, otherwise pages clean, binding strong. Contains 43 b/w engraved illustrations by various artists, listed. Inside of front cover contains sticker from Wm Muddle Book Binder, Gloversville. Two previous owner's have their names in ink on front endpapers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Heritage Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- F14646
- Title
- The Book of Gems: The Modern Poets and Artists of Great Britain
- Author
- Hall, S. C, edited by
- Illustrator
- n/a
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Edition
- Edition Not Specified
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry G. Bohn
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1849
- Pages
- 304pp
- Size
- 12mo = 7-9"
- Keywords
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Heritage Books
Biblio member since 2008
Southampton, Massachusetts
About Heritage Books
Our bookshop is located in the historic town library building of Southampton, Massachusetts. Southampton lies within the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts with a view of Pomeroy Mountain to the West and Mt. Tom to the North. It is situated between the artistic, vibrant communities of Easthampton and Northampton and the city of Westfield. We have a collection of over 40,000 books with many more waiting to be unboxed and squeezed onto our shelves. The large double-door front entrance will lead you to our main floor where we hold a wide range of fiction and non-fiction titles, as well as a good selection of scarce and rare editions. The original fireplace is surrounded by hardbacks and you can peer out the original nine-foot windows. Take the staircase to the basement and you will find our large children's section and many shelves full of paperbacks. Our physical address is 225 College Highway/Route 10. Our mailing address is 241 College Highway & Clark St. P.O. Box 100 Southampton, MA 01073. The store hours indicated are by appointment only Monday through Friday, and Saturday and Sunday you can stop in. Please call to schedule an appointment if you can't make it to the store on the weekends from 11 am to 3 pm.
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- 12mo
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Edges
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- G
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- Raised Band(s)
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