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The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith: with a Notice of His Life and Genius by E. F. Blanchard, Esq
by Goldsmith, Oliver
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- A lovely lovely book in very good to fine condition.
- Seller
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Toledo, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
London: W. Kent & Co, 1859. Complete Edition. Small 8vo. 7-1/8" x 5". Textured leather binding with gold tooled designs on both front and back covers. Spine with raised bands, black leather spine label and gold tooled panels. Plain cream colored endpapers. All edges gilt. A lovely lovely book in very good to fine condition.. With 38 charming engraved illustrations designed by John Absolon, Birket Foster, Harrison Weir and James Godwin.. Beautiful fore-edge painting of Hereford Cathedral.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Frogtown Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1217
- Title
- The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith: with a Notice of His Life and Genius by E. F. Blanchard, Esq
- Author
- Goldsmith, Oliver
- Illustrator
- With 38 charming engraved illustrations designed by John Absolon, Birket Foster, Harrison Weir and James Godwin.
- Format/Binding
- Small 8vo. 7-1/8" x 5". Textured leather binding with gold tooled designs on both front and back covers. Spine with raised bands
- Book Condition
- Used - A lovely lovely book in very good to fine condition.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Complete Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- W. Kent & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1859
Terms of Sale
Frogtown Books, Inc.
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Frogtown Books, Inc.
Biblio member since 2022
Toledo, Ohio
About Frogtown Books, Inc.
Online store with a selection of used, rare and out of print books, autographs and Hollywood memorabilia.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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...
- 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....
- 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...
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