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Poems and Later Poems
by Edward Octavus Flagg
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Green cloth boards with gilt text, rule and image of flower on front board, and gilt particulars to spine. Top edge gilt. Frontispiece of Flagg. Slightly deckle edges. Includes a calling card for the author with the inscription "With best wishes" in pencil and the address 358 Lexington Avenue. Title page states "Poems Second Edition, and Later Poems," although OCLC shows no prior publications to the 1895 edition, suggesting this may be the first published edition. No previous owners' names or other markings. Light wear to boards, head and tail of spine and corners; very small loss to cloth on front board's bottom edge (see images). 5 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches. Shipped through boxed USPS Priority mail.
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Details
- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7215
- Title
- Poems and Later Poems
- Author
- Edward Octavus Flagg
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Thomas Whittaker
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1895
- Pages
- xi, 249
- Size
- 12mo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Antiquarian;
Terms of Sale
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
Biblio member since 2008
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
We are a brick & mortar store located between I95 and the Florida Turnpike. We focus on the visual aspects of books and the book as artifact. We have large Art and Graphic Art sections including haute couture magazines but also carry Architecture, Ancient & Classical History, Performing Arts and Books on Books & Antiques. We have a large selection of Antiquarian Books, Antique maps & Antique prints. Hours by chance or appointment.
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- 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...
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