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The Book of Gems The Poets and Artists of Great Britain
by S C Hall
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£500.00£450.00
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About This Item
London: Saunders and Otley, 1836-7. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 5.5". None. Two finely bound poetry anthologies. Illustrated, with 106 listed engraved title heading vignettes across both volumes as well as a vignette title page to each. An additional two plates to each volume of facsimile signatures of the British poets and authors. To the preface the editor notes that the facsimile plates are 'copied from authentic documents' Edited by Samuel Carter Hall, an Irish-born Victorian journalist best known for his editorship of The Art Journal . These are two comprehensive poetry anthologies of works by many eminent British poets such as Swift, Addison, Cowper, Johnson, Burns, Pope and Lyttleton. In a morocco binding rebacked with calf spines featuring five raised bands with gilt stamped detailing. Externally, excellent with very minor shelfwear to the extremities. Prior owner's inscription to front endpaper, D M Carte. Internally, both volumes are firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned with scattered spots throughout. Some minor damp staining to margins of final few pages to volume I. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LTH4-B-28
- Title
- The Book of Gems The Poets and Artists of Great Britain
- Author
- S C Hall
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Saunders and Otley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1836-7
- Size
- 9" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Samuel Carter Hall Swift Addison Cowper Swift Burns Pope
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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