Lays for Light Hearts; Songs, Etc.
by Carpenter, J. E
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: R. Willoughby and J. Thomas, 1835. First edition, 1835. Scarce collection of mainly romantic an lighthearted verse. Small volume, about 13.5 cm tall in full black grained morocco leather, all edges gilt, 116 pages. Covers rubbed and scuffed, mainly at the extremities, hinges internally cracked but covers well attached, text block sound, pages lightly age-toned with a dampstain at the lower and outer margins throughout, barely affecting text on a few pages, short old note at top of title page, old name erased from preliminary blank.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 24mo - 5" - 5¾" Tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021366
- Title
- Lays for Light Hearts; Songs, Etc.
- Author
- Carpenter, J. E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- R. Willoughby and J. Thomas
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1835
- Size
- 24mo - 5" - 5¾"
- Keywords
- BRITISH POEMS POETS VERSE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
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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...
- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
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