G. Bell and Sons Ltd, 1915. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1915. Reprint. 498 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with what was gilt lettering to spine. Edited and Memoir by Lord Houghton. One black and white illustrative plate next to title page. An Aldine Edition. Binding remains firm. Couple of cracked gutters. Pages and plate are moderately tanned and foxing throughout. Title page heavily tanned due to leaking of protective cover page to plate. Heavier foxing to text block edges and first & last few pages. Pencil inscription to front pastedown. Back pastedown has small surface damage to bottom edge.Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends and bumping to bottom corners. Tanning to spine causing heavy discolouration. Gilt lettering is heavily darkened.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1624010646IEV
Title: The Poetical Works of John Keats
Author: John Keats
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: G. Bell and Sons Ltd
Date Published: 1915

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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...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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....
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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....
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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...