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The Seasons and The Castle of Indolence

The Seasons and The Castle of Indolence

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The Seasons and The Castle of Indolence

by James Thomson

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
Condition
Near Fine
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About This Item

London: William Pickering, 1830. Leather. Near Fine. 8" by 5". None. A very scarce set of poems by James Thomson, in very attractive leather binding. The sought-after Pickering edition printed on large paper, the work is embellished with a decorative border to each page, as well as a frontispiece portrait of the author and a memoir of his, making for a very handsome volume of his work. Contains the bookbinders' stamp of T. Aitken. In calf binding with gilt detailing. Externally smart, there is minor wear to the extremities and joints, light markings to boards and strain to hinges. Internally, the pages are firmly bound and are bright and clean throughout, aside from some spotting to the endpages. Near Fine

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Bookseller
Rooke Books GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
FIN1-A-6
Title
The Seasons and The Castle of Indolence
Author
James Thomson
Illustrator
None
Format/Binding
Leather
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available
1
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
William Pickering
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1830
Size
8" by 5"
Keywords
The Seasons Poetry Fine Binding Poetry

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Rooke Books

Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset

About Rooke Books

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Calf
Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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...

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