The Queen-Mother and Rosamond
by SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1866. First American Edition. First Printing. 12mo. Publisher's beveled-cloth boards, titled in gilt on spine; ewer device in gilt to front board; brown clay-coated endpapers; [1-9],10-232pp. Cloth on spine a half-shade faded, with spine ends just starting to fray; else a very fresh, tight copy, Near Fine. First American edition of Swinburne's first two verse dramas, both originally published in London, 1860.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51329
- Title
- The Queen-Mother and Rosamond
- Author
- SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Ticknor and Fields
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1866
- Bookseller catalogs
- Great Britain; Literature Before 1900;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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....
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...