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The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood
by Thomas Hood
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good -/No Jacket
- Seller
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Boston: D. Lothrop & Co, 1883. Hardcover. Very Good -/No Jacket. This rare edition of Hood's works is bound in green cloth with ornate lettering and 3-leaf clover designs to front board and spine. All edges gilt. Covers show minimal wear. Illustrated with frontispiece and plates. Hinge cracked at title page, and one page (475) is loose with tattered fore edge - binding is otherwise tight. Light ink inscription on endsheet. Mild foxing first and last pages. Pages are lightly tanned with minimal creasing. A nice, attractive volume. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015132
- Title
- The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood
- Author
- Thomas Hood
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- D. Lothrop & Co
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1883
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Poetry, Literature, Literary Works, Art
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
We specialize in books by and about C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, the Inklings, and their Friends.
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.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- 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....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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,...
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