London: George Bell and Sons, c.1882. A fine handsome copy.
Top edges gilt. . Binding: Original full morocco boards with tooled gilt rules and elaborate corner designs. Four raised bands in five compartments, elaborate tooled gilt designs and lettering on the spine. Marbled pasted and free end papers. Inner gilt dentelles.
, Notes: Ex Libris Abel E. Berland; Roderick Terry.

, Size: 12mo (110mm x 165mm) , Pages: P. Half Title, Blank, Full Title, Printer`s Imprint, Dedication, Blank, Preface (5), Contents (10), Intro, Blank, 1-216, Device, Advertisement, Notes (229-238), Advertisement 4. , Category: Book Literature

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Bookseller: Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: B4064
Title: English Sonnets by Poets of the Past
Author: Samuel Waddington
Book Condition: Used - A fine handsome copy.
Top edges gilt.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: George Bell and Sons
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: c.1882
Keywords: Book Literature

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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...
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....
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...
Half Title: The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
Device: Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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...
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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...