A Thousand and One Gems of English Poetry
by Mackay, Charles (Selector)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Bungay, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. Full-Leather. 538pp. Illus. by Millais, Gilbert, Tenniel, Birket Foster and others. Full School Prize calf, gilt. Inner and outer joints tender. Raised bands and corners rubbed. Slight peeling to front board which bears Rugby School badge. Marbled endpapers. School bookplte with ink completion. Slightly foxed. With all faults. No date (1867) Size: 8vo
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Details
- Bookseller
- Scorpio Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005792
- Title
- A Thousand and One Gems of English Poetry
- Author
- Mackay, Charles (Selector)
- Format/Binding
- Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Routledge & Kegan Paul
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- NOISBN
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Scorpio Books
Biblio member since 2023
Bungay, Norfolk
About Scorpio Books
We are a home based second-hand and antiquarian business with over 50 years of trading.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...