The Poetical Works of John Milton (Lovely Lather Binding)
by Milton, John. Rev. H.C. Beeching (ed)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1914. Original half green calf, green cloth covered boards with gilt titling on the spine. Spine lightly suned, top edge gilt with gilt medallion of Derby, Municipal, secondary school on the front cover. Endpages slightly foxed with a prize bookplate from the Municipal Secondary School for Girls prize to Ethel M. Swindell. Portrait frontispiece. Overall in VERY GOOD PLUS condition. A good gift. . Half Calf Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
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- Bookseller
- Ziern-Hanon Galleries
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001241
- Title
- The Poetical Works of John Milton (Lovely Lather Binding)
- Author
- Milton, John. Rev. H.C. Beeching (ed)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1914
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
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- 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....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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