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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. in Nine [9] Volumes Complete. With His Last Corrections, Additions, and Improvements. Published by Mr. Warburton, with Occasional Notes
by Pope, Alexander [ed. Warburton]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Covers lightly rubbed with some splitting of joints; overall a nice clean tight set, some foxing and browning throughout: VG
- Seller
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Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
London: J. & P. Knapton, H. Lintot, J. & R. Tonson, and S. Draper, 1751. Full calf, 5 raised bands, spines & cover edges gilt tooled. Covers lightly rubbed with some splitting of joints; overall a nice clean tight set, some foxing and browning throughout: VG. 12mo. Illustrated with 24 copper plates by diverse artists including Sam Wale, N. Blakey, Ant. Walker, F. Hayman. 1st edition thus.
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- Bookseller
- The Bear Bookshop, John Greenberg
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15070704
- Title
- The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. in Nine [9] Volumes Complete. With His Last Corrections, Additions, and Improvements. Published by Mr. Warburton, with Occasional Notes
- Author
- Pope, Alexander [ed. Warburton]
- Illustrator
- Illustrated with 24 copper plates by diverse artists including Sam Wale, N. Blakey, Ant. Walker, F. Hayman
- Format/Binding
- Full calf, 5 raised bands, spines & cover edges gilt tooled
- Book Condition
- Used - Covers lightly rubbed with some splitting of joints; overall a nice clean tight set, some foxing and browning throughout: VG
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. & P. Knapton, H. Lintot, J. & R. Tonson, and S. Draper
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1751
- Pages
- 9 volumes: 176 + 229 + 207 + 264 + 270 + 347 + 264 + 208 + 271pp.
- Size
- 12mo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- English Poetry, Sets, Calf Bindings, Leather Bindings, English Literature, Alexander Pope, Letters, 18th Century English Literature, 18th Century Illustration, Copper Plates
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About the Seller
The Bear Bookshop, John Greenberg
Biblio member since 2005
Brattleboro, Vermont
About The Bear Bookshop, John Greenberg
A used and rare bookshop with over 25,000 volumes on all subjects. The Bear Booskhop, founded in 1975, has a strong collection in most academic areas.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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