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A Shropshire Lad
by Housman, A.E
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- g+ to vg
- Seller
-
Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
Portland, ME: Thomas B. Mosher, 1906. Limited edition. Hardcover. g+ to vg. 1/925. Small thin octavo. 90pp. [2]. White paper over light blue paper boards. Spine with black lettering and raised bands. Deckle edges. Pages uncut. This is one of a finely printed limited edition of 925 copies on Van Gelder paper. The book is the most famous work by acclaimed English scholar and poet A.E. Housman, consisting of a collection of 63 short epigrammatic poems.
Binding with some sunning, smudges and light damp staining. Light rubbing to extremities. Interior front cover with some light damp staining along the gutter. Binding in good+, interior in very good condition.
Binding with some sunning, smudges and light damp staining. Light rubbing to extremities. Interior front cover with some light damp staining along the gutter. Binding in good+, interior in very good condition.
Reviews
On Sep 11 2018, a reader said:
The poems strikes me as smooth and calm but its finest poetry I've
Ever read excellent.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44365
- Title
- A Shropshire Lad
- Author
- Housman, A.E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - g+ to vg
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited edition
- Publisher
- Thomas B. Mosher
- Place of Publication
- Portland, ME
- Date Published
- 1906
- Keywords
- English poetry, 19th century poetry, British literature, English literature, poetry collection,
Terms of Sale
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- G+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good. Good is defined as "describes the average used and worn book...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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