THE AMARANTH; A MISCELLANY OF ORIGINAL PROSE AND VERSE
by Hervey, T. K
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Plus
- Seller
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Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: A. H. Baily, 1839. Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio. "Contributed by distinguished writers, and edited by T. K. Hervey." A rare work, with various poems, prose and engraved plates. pp. xiv, [2] 96, half-title page' engraved vignette title page, additional letterpress title page, 11 engraved plates (the frontispiece plate is missing) The poems include "A Sabbath on the Sea", by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, the first time it appeared in print. Bound in the original textured cloth with blind stamped decoration to the boards and gilt lettering to the spine, gilt vignette to the title page, binding good with some general wear and rubbing, cloth somewhat marked and a little frayed at the head/tail of the spine. Contents clean and tight, some light staining to the odd plate. A good to very good copy. Scarce..
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- Bookseller
- Loe Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013837
- Title
- THE AMARANTH; A MISCELLANY OF ORIGINAL PROSE AND VERSE
- Author
- Hervey, T. K
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- A. H. Baily
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1839
- Size
- Folio
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Literature;
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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...