A.M. Philpot Ltd, 1924. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1924. Limited Edition. 282 pages. No dust jacket. Burgundy cloth with gilt lettering to spine, with rough cut pages. This edition is limited to 500 copies, of which this copy isn't numbered. Contains black and white plates. Prize plate stuck to FFEP. Pages & plates remain bright with minimal tanning. Text is clear. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable cracking to gutters, however pages remain attached. Pencil inscription to rear pastedown. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear to spine.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1652172222MHP
Title: A Popular History of English Poetry
Author: T. Earle Welby
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: A.M. Philpot Ltd
Date Published: 1924

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Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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...
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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...
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....
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...