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The Complete Poetical Works of William Cowper, with Life of the Author
by William Cowper
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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London, London, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Milner and Sowerby. 1st thus (n.d. c.1870). 546pp + ads. Original purple cloth with elaborate gilt and black titles and decoration to front cover and spine, blind decoration to rear cover, all edges gilt. VG copy, binding square and reasonably tight, spine ends worn, cloth covers clean, gilt bright, slight discolouration to front cover, spine gently darkened, small ink number to ffep, otherwise internally very good . Very Good. Hardcover. 1870.
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- Bookseller
- Object Relations, IOBA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 024203
- Title
- The Complete Poetical Works of William Cowper, with Life of the Author
- Author
- William Cowper
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Milner and Sowerby
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1870
- Pages
- 546
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
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- 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...
- 1st Thus
- This indicates that this is not the first appearance of a book in print, but that this is the first appearance in 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
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