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The Complete Works of C. S Calverley
by C S Caverley
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: G Bell and Sons, 1926. Leather. Fine. 8" by 5". None. A copy of 'The Complete Works of Charles Stuart Calverley'. 'With a biography notice by Sir Walter J. Sendall'. Includes a frontispiece of the author. Charles Stuary Calverley was a popular English poet and wit. He is probably best known for his poem 'Ode to Tobacco' which is on a bronze plaque in Rose Crescent, Cambridge. In a half calf binding with cloth boards. Externally, in excellent condition with just minor shelfwear only. Internally, firmly bound, very bright and clean with just some spotting to the text block edge encroaching on the margins. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LTH14-D-6
- Title
- The Complete Works of C. S Calverley
- Author
- C S Caverley
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G Bell and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1926
- Size
- 8" by 5"
- Keywords
- Calverley Walter J Sendall Ode to Tobacco Cambridge Walter J Sendall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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.
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- 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....
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Fine
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