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The Spirit of Romance
by Pound, Ezra
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1910. First Edition. Near Fine. [1910]. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's first binding, olive brown with publisher's device in blind on upper cover, lettered in gilt on spine, top edge gilt. Near Fine with light fading to cloth at spine and top edge of upper board. Offsetting to endsheets, foxing to textblock edge and to several sporadic leaves throughout. Pound's literary criticism of a variety of European literature, based on lectures he delivered at the Regent Street Polytechnic in London between 1908 and 1909. Gallup A5a.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140940283
- Title
- The Spirit of Romance
- Author
- Pound, Ezra
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1910
- Keywords
- Lit Crit, Literary Criticism
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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