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The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser. (Eight Volumes in 4)
by Spenser, Edmund
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: John Bell // Apollo Press. Very Good. 1778. 1/2 leather. Bell's Edition the Poets of Great Britain; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 8 volumes in 4. Soundly bound in uniform 1/2 polished calf with red and green morocco title labels to spines; marbled paper over boards with marbling to page block edges. Frontis portrait of Spenser; each volume fronted with an extra engraved pictorial title page. Light rubbing to leather at extremities and to baords at edges. Spine with extra detail in blind and faded gilt. Spines appear to have been lightly varnished at some point in titme. VG set ... Oversize book may require additional charges for expedited or international shipping. .
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- Bookseller
- DogStar Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40734
- Title
- The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser. (Eight Volumes in 4)
- Author
- Spenser, Edmund
- Format/Binding
- 1/2 leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Bell // Apollo Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1778
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian Books;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
DogStar Books
15 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 15 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
DogStar Books
Biblio member since 2020
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
About DogStar Books
DogStar Books is an open-shop used and rare book store located in historic Lancaster PA. We have been buying and selling scholarly, antiquarian and better books, images, and paper since 1991. We maintain a large general collection of over 40,000 titles on premises to serve our local book loving clientele. Out of town visitors and buyers are always welcome. Our online inventory at Biblio began in 2020 and we will be increasing our inventory here on a regular basis.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
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