The Poetical Works of John Greenleaf Whittier
by Whittier, John Greenleaf (Edited By W. Garrett Horder)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good (Book condition)
- Seller
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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About This Item
London: Henry Frowde, 1910. Book. Very Good (Book condition). Full Leather. A beautiful copy bound in red pebbled leather with crisp gilt lettering to front cover. Five embossed bands and gilt lettering to spine. All edges gilt. Previous owner's bookplate to front free end page. Both hinges starting but still solid. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.].
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- Bookseller
- Montreal Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 502631
- Title
- The Poetical Works of John Greenleaf Whittier
- Author
- Whittier, John Greenleaf (Edited By W. Garrett Horder)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (Book condition)
- Publisher
- Henry Frowde
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1910
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian & Leather-Bound Books; Antiquarian & Leatherbounds;
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- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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....
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