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A Shelley Library, A Catalogue of Printed Books, Manuscripts and Autograph Letters by Percy Shelley, Harriet Shelley and Mary Shelley
by Thomas James Wise
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Fayetteville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Private Circulation, 1924-01-01. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Acceptable. Edition limited to 160 copies. Bound in wine buckram with beveled edges, the surface is patchy with light rubbing at the edges. Bookplate on inside cover of Estelle Doheny, noted collector. The book was damaged by water and all of plates are rippled, stained and from 60-72, 118, 132, 155 are stuck together. This book is a valuable reference tool for the Shelley scholar being sold in "as is" condition. All orders packed with care, independent bookseller since 2011
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- Bookseller
- Ivy Ridge Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 08277
- Title
- A Shelley Library, A Catalogue of Printed Books, Manuscripts and Autograph Letters by Percy Shelley, Harriet Shelley and Mary Shelley
- Author
- Thomas James Wise
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Private Circulation
- Date Published
- 1924-01-01
- Weight
- 4.00 lbs
- Keywords
- biographies
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
Terms of Sale
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Ivy Ridge Books
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- 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...
- Independent Bookseller
- A proud, but humble professional practitioner of the venerable tradition of book purveying. The independent bookseller hand...
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