AN ESSAY ON MAN
by Pope, Alexander
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Glen Head, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY 1867 first edition. Samuel R. Wells. Hardcover. Small octavo. Original green cloth with gilt title enclosed in gilt frame on front cover panel. Original pale yellow end paper. 53pp., illustrations and notes by S. R. Wells. Publisher's ads at end. Owner tipped in printed description of the book on front end paper. All edges gilt. VG+++, almost no wear; no owner marks; hinges not cracked. Attractive book. Pictures available on request. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Xerxesbooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- a26309
- Title
- AN ESSAY ON MAN
- Author
- Pope, Alexander
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Keywords
- poetry first edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- poetry;
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Glen Head, New York
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- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...