Relics Of Shelley
by RIchard Garnett
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Edward Moxon, 1862. Cloth. Good. 7" by 4.5". None. A first edition of this collection of Shelley's unpublished works, discovered by the noted English scholar and librarian. Garnett worked for the British Library, becoming superintendent of the Reading Room and eventually Keeper of Printed Books. It was during his time there that he discovered these previously unknown poems. Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD (1906-1973) a noted book collector and diarist. In the original cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. Externally with some wear to the extremities and to the head and tail of the spine. The spine is a little faded. The front hinge is very weak but the back strip is still attached. Internally, the first and last few pages are a little foxed. The contents page has come loose. The binding is starting to loosen in other places. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GEN36-D-16
- Title
- Relics Of Shelley
- Author
- RIchard Garnett
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Edward Moxon
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1862
- Size
- 7" by 4.5"
- Keywords
- Hugh Selbourne Shelley Richard Garnett Shelley
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- 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.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...