COMUS, A Masque
by MILTON, John; illustrated by KING, Jessie M.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George Routledge and Sons. 1906. First edition, first printing with these illustrations. First edition, first printing with these illustrations. Publisher's original brown decorated in gilt and green with titles and illustration in gilt to the upper board and spine. Top edge gilt. Illustrated with eight tissue-guarded photogravure plates and three half-tone illustrations by Jessie M. King. A lovely near fine copy, the binding square and firm showing only light rubbing and a little fraying at the spine tips. The cloth and gilt remain bright and fresh. The contents are clean and bright throughout and without previous owners' marks. One tissue guard a little creased at the upper edge. A very attractive example. The first printing of this Jessie M. King illustrated edition with the dated title page, decorated binding and gilt top edge. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22528
- Title
- COMUS, A Masque
- Author
- MILTON, John; illustrated by KING, Jessie M.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition, first printing with these illustrations
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: George Routledge and Sons. 1906
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lucius Books
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York, North Yorkshire
About Lucius Books
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Glossary
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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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...