Click for full-size.
An Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
by Gray, Thomas
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
nr Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London, UK: Sampson Low, Marston, Low and Searle. Hardcover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Foster, Birket; E V B; Thomas, George. Undated (circa 1900s). 26pp. Dark blue cloth-covered boards, black and gilt decorations on front, reverse titles on front, blind embossed titles on spine, text block edges gilt, bevelled edges, many black and white illustrations. 12mo. Boards moderately worn and soiled. Spine heavily sun-faded and moderately worn, ends heavily rubbed with cloth worn through, some loss at head and 1cm closed tear at heel and rear joint. Corners heavily rubbed and rounded with cloth wearing through. Endpapers stained in top outer corners, sections of loss on free endpapers in top outer corners. Hinges and gutters stretched; very loose. Foxing throughout but heaviest towards the beginning and end of volume. Tanning towards beginning and end of volume.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- BookAddiction
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018901
- Title
- An Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
- Author
- Gray, Thomas
- Illustrator
- Foster, Birket; E V B; Thomas, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston, Low and Searle
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
BookAddiction
Payments
All major credit cards accepted (by telephone if you prefer not to enter your card details on line), bank transfer, paypal, cheque.
Queries?
If you have any queries regarding your purchase, please email in the first instance.
Need to Return a Book?
You may return any book for a full refund of the book price for any reason, provided you notify us by email within two weeks of our dispatching the book that you intend to return the book, stating your reasons, and that the book arrives back with us within 30 days of that notification. Outgoing and return shipping costs will only be refunded if there was an error on our part.
Dispatch
All books dispatched with two working days of receipt of payment.
About the Seller
BookAddiction
Biblio member since 2021
nr Canterbury, Kent
About BookAddiction
Based in the leafy hamlet of Chartham Hatch, just a few miles from the historic Cathedral city of Canterbury, BookAddiction offers beautiful, illustrated and collectible used books and a selection of unique works on paper.BookAddiction was established in 1999 (originally trading as The Virtual Bookshelf). We are members of the book-selling co-operation, Ibooknet, which extends the highest professional and ethical standards, and are in the process of joining the Provincial Booksellers' Fairs Association (PBFA).Follow our blog, on books and book collecting at www.bookaddictionuk.wordpress.uk or visit our website at www.bookaddiction.co.uk.We welcome inquiries about our books and endeavour to respond promptly. Please ask away, Offers always welcome.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
This Book’s Categories
Collecting The Beat Generation
The Beat Generation was born out of WWII, and it still continues to exert considerable influence on today’s literary scene. Biblio sellers have a fantastic collection of Beat Generation books and ephemera for browsing.
Collecting the Harlem Renaissance
One of the most influential - and certainly most iconic - cultural revolutions in American history, the Harlem Renaissance offers a compelling repertoire for both seasoned and novice book collectors. We’ve put together a beautiful gallery of high points to help start your collection here.
