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The Works of Edmund Spenser
by SPENSER, Edmund
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- Seller
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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
Oxford: The Shakespeare Head Press, 1930. Limited Edition. Hilda Quick. Complete in 8 vols. : Quarto : pp. (12) 308 (4); (12) 252 (4); (10) 221 (7); (10) 241 (11); (12) 262 (6); (12) 416 (4); (12) 241 (7); (16) 280 (4) : text prepared by Professor W.L. Renwick : hand coloured decorations designed and engraved on wood by Hilda Quick, those in the Shepheardes Calendar being based on cuts in the original editions : the initial letters and the letterings for the title page and headings engraved by Quick from designs by Joscelyne Gaskin : the map and title page in volume VIII drawn by Macdonald Gill : quarter calf (green) over marbled paper covered boards with vvellum tips : gilt lettering to spine : 375 copies of which 11 were printed on vellum and 350 were for sale, this is no.72.
Some minor toning to paste downs; leaves a little rippled; slight rubbing to boards of vols II, III, V & VIII; 2mm dark blue mark to top board of vol VII; small spray of foxing to second blank of vol V and two fox marks to p.145 of vol VIII; light foxing to edges of block. A bright set.
Some minor toning to paste downs; leaves a little rippled; slight rubbing to boards of vols II, III, V & VIII; 2mm dark blue mark to top board of vol VII; small spray of foxing to second blank of vol V and two fox marks to p.145 of vol VIII; light foxing to edges of block. A bright set.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Archives Fine Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2872
- Title
- The Works of Edmund Spenser
- Author
- SPENSER, Edmund
- Illustrator
- Hilda Quick
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- The Shakespeare Head Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- Spenserian; XVIIth century poetry; wood engravings; hand coloured
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Archives Fine Books
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Brisbane, Queensland
About Archives Fine Books
Archives Fine Books has been serving readers, collectors and institutions since 1985. Located in a heritage listed building in the heart of Brisbane's business district, it boasts a large inventory of fine second hand, collectible and rare books.
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- 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...
- 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....
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, 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...
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