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Sabbath Bells Chimed By The Poets
by Foster, Birket (Illustrator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Orig. brown cloth decorated in blind and gilt, beveled edges. Aeg. Very good
- Seller
-
ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Bell And Daldy, 1856. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. brown cloth decorated in blind and gilt, beveled edges. Aeg. Very good. 112 pages. 23 x 16.5 cm. Revised by Joseph Cundall with his monogram. Text by Charles Willingham at the Chiswick Press with Birket's illustrations (engravings) printed in colors by Edmund Evans. Initial letters also colored by hand. Binding designed by H. Rogers with his initials noted at front cover at bottom of gilt design. Interior contents clean and bright. Backstrip chipped head and foot, spine faded. Owner inscription free front endpaper.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23936
- Title
- Sabbath Bells Chimed By The Poets
- Author
- Foster, Birket (Illustrator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Orig. brown cloth decorated in blind and gilt, beveled edges. Aeg. Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Bell And Daldy
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1856
- Keywords
- Poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Design; Binding;
Terms of Sale
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All books returnable 10 days of invoice date with prior notification
About the Seller
Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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ardsley, New York
About Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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- First Edition
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- Edges
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- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- 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
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