Recollections of the Last Days of Byron and Shelley.
by TRELAWNY, E. J
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1858. First American edition. Octavo. 304, [4, blanks], 12 [publisher's catalog] pp. Publisher's sand-grain blind-stamped mauve cloth, gilt spine lettering, pale yellow endpapers. Some very slight chips to spine ends, book a little cocked. A very clean and attractive library.Trelawny himself was a player in this story. From the library of a 19th century woman physician in Cincinnati (light name on top of title page).
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- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75023
- Title
- Recollections of the Last Days of Byron and Shelley.
- Author
- TRELAWNY, E. J
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ticknor and Fields
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1858
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About the Seller
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
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Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
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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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- 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...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...