The Poetical Works of Dante Gabriel Rossetti
by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel; edited by William M. Rossetti
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
London: Ellis and Elvey, 1893. Collection of Rossetti's poems, attractively bound for Chicago bookseller A. C. McClurg by Zaehnsdorf in or around the year of publication. Reprint of the poetry only from the Collected Works first published in two volumes in 1886 and in this form in 1890, with a modified introduction by the editor, Rossetti's brother. Hardcover, quarter navy morocco over subtly-marbled boards, the spine tooled in a grid of small spirals overstamped with flowers; vividly-marbled endsheets. Shows some wear, light chipping, corners more chipped; appears to be missing a tissue guard from the frontispiece; gift note on flyleaf dated October 27, 1894, pages tanned; otherwise unmarked. Text clean; xxxi, blank, 380 pages; engraved frontispiece. . Later Edition. Half morocco. Good. Octavo.
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- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- x1204
- Title
- The Poetical Works of Dante Gabriel Rossetti
- Author
- Rossetti, Dante Gabriel; edited by William M. Rossetti
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- Later Edition
- Publisher
- Ellis and Elvey
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1893
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- Poetry, Poems, English Literature, Fine Binding, Pre-raphaelites
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- Books, Prints, Drawings & Paper;
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Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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Beloit, Wisconsin
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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....
- 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...