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THE DREAM OF GERONTIUS: with a Complete Facsimile of the Original Fair Copy and of Portions of the First Rough Draft
by John Henry Newman
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Dayton, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1909. Limited Edition. Hardcover. #372 OF 500 NUMBERED COPIES. Folio, measuring 11x15 inches. Hardcover, bound with white cloth spine and blue paper-covered boards, titled in gilt. Good condition. Covers show minor soiling and shelf wear and the entire book has a slight warp to it. Convent name and bookplate on front endpapers. Text is clean, tight, and unmarked. Deluxe edition of St. John Henry Cardinal Newman's classic poem. Includes a full version in normal type along with a photographic reproduction of the original manuscripts. Newman wrote the poem in 1855 shortly after his conversion to the Catholic faith. It is essentially a version of Dante's Divine Comedy with the soul traveling from Death to Purgatory and Paradise.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Kubik Fine Books Ltd, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1234471
- Title
- THE DREAM OF GERONTIUS: with a Complete Facsimile of the Original Fair Copy and of Portions of the First Rough Draft
- Author
- John Henry Newman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1909
Terms of Sale
Kubik Fine Books Ltd, ABAA
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About the Seller
Kubik Fine Books Ltd, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Dayton, Ohio
About Kubik Fine Books Ltd, ABAA
Store located at 24 Park Avenue in Dayton, Ohio. Open Monday-Friday 10am-4:30pm and on Saturdays by chance/appt. We have over 50,000 books of all types - specialities include Roman Catholic theology and culture, military history, ancient and medieval studies, and general rare books in all fields. Company president Owen D. Kubik has been a full-time bookseller for over 35 years.
Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
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