London: E. Moxon, Son & Co., 1872. Fine Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Birket Foster. Size 11¼" x 8½", 180 pages, a heavy volume. Black leather and gilt fine binding. The front and back covers are decorated with multiple gilt borders of various thicknesses with ornate corner emblems, the borders are further filled with ornate floral design. On the front cover in the centre in gilt is "Queenwood College 2nd class prize" There are five raised bands to the spine decorated with gilt. The title "Hood's Poems" is in gilt in the second compartment, the other compartments contain gilt flowers. The pages are edged with gilt and on the inner turn-ins there are very ornate bright gilt dentelles. Printed on thick, good quality paper. Condition very good, a little rubbing to the cover edges, some sporadic foxing throughout though the engravings by Birket Foster are largely unaffected. With 22 engraved illustrations by Birkett Foster, engraved in steel by William Miller, all with original paper guards.

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Bookseller: Lazarus Books Limited (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 010870
Title: Poems By Thomas Hood
Author: Hood, Thomas
Illustrator: Birket Foster
Format/Binding: Fine Binding
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: E. Moxon, Son & Co.
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1872
Keywords: HOOD, THOMAS POEMS BY HOOD AGAIN ILLUSTRATED BIRKET FOSTER E. MOXON, SON & CO. LONDON 1872 QUEENWOOD COLLEGE POETRY
Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

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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...
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...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Fine Binding: An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
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....
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...