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The Poetical Works and Remains of Henry Kirke White
by White, Henry Kirke. Life of White By Robert Southey. Illustrated By Birket Foster
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: G. Routledge & Co., 1857. Stated fourth edition. Title page dated 1857. Handsomely bound in full red grained leather lettered and extensively decorated in gilt, slightly raised spine bands, all edges gilt, tilt tooled inner dentelles, full page black and white illustrations, book about 6.5 inches tall. Modest edge rubbing, spine a little darkened, hinges secure but with surface cracks at the endpapers, binding firm, pages clean with just a few minor instances of light foxing (age speckling), name neatly written at top of front free endpaper, tiny personal library label of W. West, Maidstone, at upper corner of front pastedown, no other markings.. Hard Cover. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 044597
- Title
- The Poetical Works and Remains of Henry Kirke White
- Author
- White, Henry Kirke. Life of White By Robert Southey. Illustrated By Birket Foster
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- G. Routledge & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1857
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Keywords
- BRITISH POETRY POET LEATHER
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History; Fine Bindings, Distinctive Press, Early Printing;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
We pack well and ship promptly. Returns: Books may be returned for refund of purchase price within seven days provided prior notification is given and the books are returned in the same condition as when shipped.
About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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....
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...
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