THE POETICAL WORKS OF SAMUEL BUTLER [Two volumes] [Extra-illustrated]
by Butler, Samuel
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Edinburgh: James Nichol, 1868. Extra-Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. Octavos, two volumes. In Very Good condition. Bound in half calf with marbled paper boards. Spines paneled with gilt, red and green labels with gilt lettering. Marbled text block and endpapers. Some light shelfwear and rubbing. Ink name to verso of front free endpaper. Extra-illustrated by the insertion of 12 engraved plates from the first illustrated edition of Hudibras, 1744, inserted into the center of volume two. Shelved above Civil War. From Nichol's Library Edition of the British Poets. 1376398. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1376398
- Title
- THE POETICAL WORKS OF SAMUEL BUTLER [Two volumes] [Extra-illustrated]
- Author
- Butler, Samuel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Extra-Illustrated Edition
- Publisher
- James Nichol
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1868
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Rockville, Maryland
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...