Poems Before Congress.
by BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Blank leaf at front torn out; blank leaves at front and rear foxed; some light soiling to vellum. 19th c. engraved bookplate on
- Seller
-
Rochester, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London:: Chapman and Hall,, 1860.. First edition.. old gilt full vellum, a.e.g.. Blank leaf at front torn out; blank leaves at front and rear foxed; some light soiling to vellum. 19th c. engraved bookplate on pastedown. . 12mo,.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54273
- Title
- Poems Before Congress.
- Author
- BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett
- Format/Binding
- Old gilt full vellum, a.e.g.
- Book Condition
- Used - Blank leaf at front torn out; blank leaves at front and rear foxed; some light soiling to vellum. 19th c. engraved bookplate on
- Edition
- First edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1860.
- Pages
- viii, 65 [1, ads] pp.
- Size
- 12mo,
Terms of Sale
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
All books are returnable within ten days if returned in the same condition as sent. New York residents please add 8% sales tax. All items guaranteed. Members ABAA, ILAB.
About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Specializing in modern first editions since 1978. Fine and rare books in all fields.
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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...
- 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...
- Vellum
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...