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Childe Harold's Pilgrimage. A Romaunt
by Byron, George Gordon Byron, Lord (1788-1824)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1857. Finely bound in full red morocco by Hatchard. Gilt rules and central device of an urn surrounded by two nymphs with pet birds (hawking?) on front & back boards, gilt inner and outer dentelles, spine gilt in compartments, raised bands. Lge 12mo, xii, 312pp, all edges gilt. Bookplate of George F. Stone, with a note on the title page heading with his signature and the date "London Nov 14/65 George F. Stone, New York". Mr. Stone was likely to have been a veteran of the Civil War. Very slightly rubbed at tips, spine a very little darkened otherwise a fine copy.
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- Bookseller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20693
- Title
- Childe Harold's Pilgrimage. A Romaunt
- Author
- Byron, George Gordon Byron, Lord (1788-1824)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1857
- Bookseller catalogs
- FINE BINDING;
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About the Seller
Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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Garrison, New York
About Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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- 12mo
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- Gilt
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- Device
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Bookplate
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- Title Page
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