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THE HELLENICS OF WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR; COMPRISING HEROIC IDYLS, &c
by Landor, Walter Savage
- Used
- Condition
- Binding fine, pages slightly age toned, front endpapers cracked in the gutter
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About This Item
Edinburgh: James Nichol, 1859. New Edition, Enlarged. Binding fine, pages slightly age toned, front endpapers cracked in the gutter. New Edition, Enlarged" xi (i), 279. Includes an appendix of other poems and with additions and corrections. Bound by Bradstreet's in quarter brown crushed morocco over marbled boards with marbled endpapers, t.e.g., the spine with gilt titles and double-ruled panels with tiny corner pieces. With the oval blue leather bookplate of Henry W. Poor (1844-1915) whose collection was sold at Anderson Galleries in 1908-09. Henry Huntington "took away most of the prizes" capturing "almost one-third of the Poor library". (Dickinson. Dictionary of American Book Collectors. p. 262).
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- Title
- THE HELLENICS OF WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR; COMPRISING HEROIC IDYLS, &c
- Author
- Landor, Walter Savage
- Book Condition
- Used - Binding fine, pages slightly age toned, front endpapers cracked in the gutter
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Edition, Enlarged
- Publisher
- James Nichol
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1859
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- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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,...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- New
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