Chiswick Press Ltd., London. 1879. Large 8vo. Handsomely bound in full brown calf gilt, gilt decorations to compartments to spine, raised bands, contrastng label. Very handsomely marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Prize inscription to prelim. Photograph to frontis, tipped in. this page is slightly warped to upper half. 3 additional sepia photographs + Illustrations. Some occasional foxing. Some sl. wear to extremities o/w a gorgeous fine copy.

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Bookseller: Addyman Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 63434
Title: Poems and Letters.
Author: GRAY, Thomas
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Date Published: Chiswick Press Ltd., London. 187
Keywords: POETRY Bindings

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Addyman Books

All books are First edition, printed in London, unless otherwise stated. We offer a changing selection of old/out-of-print/remaindered books in a wide range of subjects. Every effort has been made to describe the books as accurately as possible, but any items ordered can be returned if not as described within a 7 day period. European Union customers have 14 days.

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Addyman Books

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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire

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About Addyman Books

Addyman Books is based in Hay-on-Wye, the book capital of the world, with almost 30 bookshops in the town, nestled in the Black Mountains of Wales. We have been established since 1986 and have three shops, Addyman Books, Addyman Annexe and Murder & Mayhem. Large general stock. Murder & Mayhem specialises in Detective Fiction, True Crime and Horror.

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Raised Band(s): Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
O/W: An abbreviation for otherwise
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....
Tipped In: Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
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...
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...
Calf: Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
SL.: slight