London: Ward Lock Tissue-guarded portrait frontispiece; 6 plates by Thomas Seccombe; 20 head and tail pieces; Not dated: published c. 1880; Edited, with a 10 page 'Critical Memoir' by William Michael Rossetti; 624 pages; Leather-Bound Hardback: full black morocco decorated in gilt, spine panelled with raised bands, gilt returns, all edges gilt, marbled end-papers, text ruled in red, Harrow School prize bookplate to front pastedown; Some scraping to morocco, especially on lower board, corners rubbed, vg.

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Bookseller: Bookfare (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 9278
Title: The Poetical Works
Author: Cowper William
Illustrator: Thomas Seccombe
Format/Binding: Full-Leather
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ward Lock
Place of Publication: London
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords: Thomas Seccombe William Michael Rossetti Leather Bindings Eighteenth Century Poetry

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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....
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...
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...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Tail: The heel of the spine.
VG: Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
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...
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...