Ferishtah's Fancies
by Robert Browning
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good-
- Seller
-
Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Antique poetry book - "Ferishtah's Fancies" by Robert Browning. 1884 1st Edition; Smith, Elder, & Co.; London. There are 8 pages of advertisments at the back of the book. There are 12 poems in all, with an Epilogue.
Condition:
Clean covers and spine with no stains; the lettering on the spine has dulled; the corners are worn, as are the top and bottom edges of the spine. Tight binding. Crack at front hinge before the Prologue page and between pages 32/33. The text pages are in very good condition - lightly tanned with no writing found (though the back end paper has one line of text written in pencil at the top edge); light ink smudge on page 65...no other stains found; the lower-right corner tip of the title page has torn off and there is a small tear at the outer edge of one of the advertisement pages at the back of the book. Wear along the long edge of the front board.
Condition:
Clean covers and spine with no stains; the lettering on the spine has dulled; the corners are worn, as are the top and bottom edges of the spine. Tight binding. Crack at front hinge before the Prologue page and between pages 32/33. The text pages are in very good condition - lightly tanned with no writing found (though the back end paper has one line of text written in pencil at the top edge); light ink smudge on page 65...no other stains found; the lower-right corner tip of the title page has torn off and there is a small tear at the outer edge of one of the advertisement pages at the back of the book. Wear along the long edge of the front board.
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Details
- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 976
- Title
- Ferishtah's Fancies
- Author
- Robert Browning
- Book Condition
- Used - Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1884
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
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- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature / Fiction; Poetry;
Terms of Sale
CraigsClassics
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About the Seller
CraigsClassics
Biblio member since 2018
Hudson, New Hampshire
About CraigsClassics
My store offers a curated selection of antiquarian books in a variety of topics with an emphasis on classic literature and children's classics. I take pride in providing great customer service with prompt replies to offers and inquiries, careful packaging and next-day shipping. Based in scenic southern New Hampshire.
Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...