THE BRIDE OF ABYDOS A TURKISH TALE
by Byron, G.G.N., Lord
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London: Printed by T. Davison ... for John Murray, 1813.. [2],72,[4]pp. Octavo. Full early 20th century polished calf, raised bands, spine gilt extra, gilt crimson labels, t.e.g., others untrimmed. Bookplate of Herbert William Walmisley on pastedown, joints slightly rubbed, but a very good, large (22.5 x 14 cm), partially untrimmed copy. A hybrid copy of an early (but not first) edition, exhibiting the following features: p.47 has 22 lines of text (as in Randolph's second issue); page 45 still includes 22 lines of text, but 46 has been expanded to 24 lines; as in later editions, the sixth line on page 60 is numbered '720' rather than the eighth. In the upper right corner of the first blank appears the inscription in an unknown but likely publisher's or clerk's hand, "From the Author." On p.20, in an early hand in the 10th line, 'hath' has been altered to 'have'. No half-title is called for by Randolph or Wise. WISE I:85. RANDOLPH, p. 29 ff.
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- Bookseller
- William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCLIT82489
- Title
- THE BRIDE OF ABYDOS A TURKISH TALE
- Author
- Byron, G.G.N., Lord
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed by T. Davison ... for John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1813.
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization.
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...