The Alchemist : The King's Library
by Jonson, Ben
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Liphook, Hampshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
De La More Press, 1903. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Original quarter buckram over boards. Paper title label to spine. Top edge gilt. Limited Edition: one of 480 copies on Hand Made paper. Light scuffing/staining to cover. Ex-libris sticker to inside cover and signature to ffep, which is tanned. Pages and text are very good, bright and clear, free from foxing.
Synopsis
Samuel Taylor Coleridge said of Ben Jonson's The Alchemist that it had one out of the three most perfect plots in literature. This play, with its sharp portrayal of human folly, is considered by many to be Jonson's best comedy. First performed 1610, its popularity has endured to this day.
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- Title
- The Alchemist : The King's Library
- Author
- Jonson, Ben
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- De La More Press
- Date Published
- 1903
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Liphook, Hampshire
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...