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THE POETICAL WORKS OF JAMES BEATTIE LLD AND WILLIAM COLLINS WITH MEMOIRS OF THEIR LIVES AND WRITINGS, BY THOMAS MILLER
by Beattie, James. and Collins, William
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: David Bogue, 1846. Book. Illus. by Samuel Williams. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo (14 x 20cm). pp. xxvi, 311, seventy-five illustrations, engraved by Samuel Williams from drawings by John Absolon. Contemporary green full polished calf bindings with 5 raised bands to the spine, elaborate gilt decoration; gilt ruled lines to board. Binding very good with some general rubbing, pleae see images. Contents clean and tight, all edges with bright gilt, no spotting, prize plate dated 1862 to the front free marbled endpaper, otherwise unmarked, no inscriptions. A very good tight and handsome copy in a prize binding..
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- Bookseller
- Loe Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 032419
- Title
- THE POETICAL WORKS OF JAMES BEATTIE LLD AND WILLIAM COLLINS WITH MEMOIRS OF THEIR LIVES AND WRITINGS, BY THOMAS MILLER
- Author
- Beattie, James. and Collins, William
- Illustrator
- Samuel Williams
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- David Bogue
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1846
- Size
- 8vo (14 x 20cm)
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Bindings - Fine;
Terms of Sale
Loe Books
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Loe Books
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Launceston, Cornwall
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition 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....
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