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Poetical Works
by Mark, John Akenside, Dyer
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
Routledge, London, 1855. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Birket Foster. MARK AKENSIDE and JOHN DYER. Poetical Works, London and New York: Routledge, 1855. 16mo, first edition, pp. xxxv, 234, xl, 118, navy morocco boards with gilt lettering and decoration in 5 compartments on spine, gilt framing and decoration on both covers, all edges gilt, illustration by Birket Foster, gift inscription on free front endpaper. Foster was a painter who at the time this book was in great demand for his landscape illustrations, a few of which are presented here. Akenside, an 18th-century physician, poet and didact, achieved success but tended to confound his contemporaries (see Wikipedia). Dyer, a Welsh priest, painter and poet, is possibly best know for the poem "The Fleece," which is printed here. Condition of this book: Gilt edges speckled, front hinge cracked, light foxing to illustration, overall very good. Size: 16mo (very small). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is loose but fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Illustrator: Birket Foster. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Poetry; Britain/UK; 19th century; Antiquarian & Rare. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55174. .
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- Rarities etc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55174
- Title
- Poetical Works
- Author
- Mark, John Akenside, Dyer
- Illustrator
- Birket Foster
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Full Leather)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1855
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Poetry; Britain/UK; 19th century; Antiquarian & Rare. Birket Foster Unbranded Mark, John Akenside, Dyer Poetical Works
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Warwick, New York
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Glossary
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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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