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The Poetical Works Of James Thomson - Vol. I
by James Thomson
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Bell and Daldy, 1111. Hardcover. Good. No edition remarks. 187 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering and black design to boards. Part of The Aldine Edition of The British Poets. Volume I out of II. Deckled edges. Pages are lightly tanned with mild foxing throughout. Moderate tanning and foxing to end papers, paste downs, and text block edges. Previous owner's inscription to front end paper. Small tear to page by gutter to title and following pages. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping and fraying to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Notable stains on boards and spine. Moderate tanning to spine, which has heavy crushing and wear to ends. Book has backward lean.
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- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1689174659MXP
- Title
- The Poetical Works Of James Thomson - Vol. I
- Author
- James Thomson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Bell and Daldy
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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....
- 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....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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