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The Seasons and The Castle of Indolence
by James Thomson
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Clarence, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: W. Kent & Co, 1859. Small 8vo[5.25" x 8.25"], 271 pp. Illustrated with engravings by Samuel Williams. Bound in leather with gilt decoration and raised bands on the spine. All edges gilt with dentelled inner border. The book is in very good antiquarian condition. The boards are well preserved with scuffed edges. Rubbing and sunning to the spine. Staining and soiling to the top margins of the preliminary and terminal pages and paste-downs. Blue markings on the front paste-down. The textblock is largely clean and bright with sound binding.
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Inventory # (E1-33).
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Inventory # (E1-33).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ernestoic Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3779
- Title
- The Seasons and The Castle of Indolence
- Author
- James Thomson
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- W. Kent & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1859
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ernestoic Books
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Clarence, New York
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
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