The Rape of the Lock: An Heroi-Comical Poem in Five Cantos
by Alexander Pope; Aubrey Beardsley [illus.]
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
London: Leonard Smithers, 1896. Very Good. London: Leonard Smithers, 1896. First Thus. Octavo. 47 pp. "Embroidered" with nine drawings by Beardsley, including frontispiece, complete. Beveled green boards decorated in gilt. Housed in custom-made slipcase.
Boards slightly warped and rubbed at extremities, edges and corners bumped, and spine ends nudged. Gilt at front rubbed with some minor smudging to rear. Binding is sound. Mild off-setting and spotting to interior, heavier foxing to title page, and otherwise pages unmarked.
Boards slightly warped and rubbed at extremities, edges and corners bumped, and spine ends nudged. Gilt at front rubbed with some minor smudging to rear. Binding is sound. Mild off-setting and spotting to interior, heavier foxing to title page, and otherwise pages unmarked.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13551
- Title
- The Rape of the Lock: An Heroi-Comical Poem in Five Cantos
- Author
- Alexander Pope; Aubrey Beardsley [illus.]
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Leonard Smithers
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1896
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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- Edges
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- Octavo
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- Gilt
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- Beveled
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- Spine
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- Title Page
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