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The Poetical Works of William Blake
by William Blake
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Oxford University Press, 1913. Hardcover. Good. 1913. Oxford Edition. 453 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Edited by John Sampson. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Deckled text block edges. Small tear to head of front hinge. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Small tear to cloth at head of spine. School insignia stamped in gilt to front board. Crease to spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1714629566ALK
- Title
- The Poetical Works of William Blake
- Author
- William Blake
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Date Published
- 1913
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
- 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....
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