The Poems of George Herbert
by George Herbert
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Petworth, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1913. Hardcover. Good. 8vo.. Mottled tan calf boards with gilt decorative border. Spine has raised bands and gilt decoration with brown title label. Shoulders are cracking and the edges are scuffed. Slight lean. Marbled endpapers. Pages are clean and binding is tight. Previous owner's signature on fep. 1913
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Details
- Bookseller
- Reader’s Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3195
- Title
- The Poems of George Herbert
- Author
- George Herbert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1913
- Size
- 8vo.
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About the Seller
Reader’s Books
Biblio member since 2019
Petworth, West Sussex
About Reader’s Books
Market town general antiquarian book shop specialising in literature, travel and history.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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....