The Book of Gems. The Modern Poets and Artists of Great Britain
by HALL, S. C. (ed.)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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London, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Saunders and Otley, 1837. Hardcover. Good. xvi, 304 p. 22 cm. 53 b&w plates. Green leather with gold impressing. Marbled endpapers and text block edges. Moderate wear to extremities and minor rubbing to boards. Foxing.
Includes "gems" by Swift, Addison, Pope, Gay,Smollett, Goldsmith, Cowper, Chatterton, Burns, etc. with artistic renderings by Bonington, Constable, Gainsborough and others.
Includes "gems" by Swift, Addison, Pope, Gay,Smollett, Goldsmith, Cowper, Chatterton, Burns, etc. with artistic renderings by Bonington, Constable, Gainsborough and others.
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- Bookseller
- Attic Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 123561
- Title
- The Book of Gems. The Modern Poets and Artists of Great Britain
- Author
- HALL, S. C. (ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Saunders and Otley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1837
- Keywords
- Poetry, Artists
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...