The Poetical Works of Sir Samuel Garth.
by FOULIS PRESS. GARTH (Samuel):
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- Condition
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- Seller
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Glasgow: Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis, 1775. 12mo (in 6s), 154 x 68 mms., pp. [iv], vi, 158 [159 - 160 Contents], contemporary polished calf, spine ornately gilt, red morocco labels, marbled end-papers; spine very slightly rubbed but a very good copy, with the contemporary inscription on the recto of the front free end-paper, "Wm Hughes/ Cowards Academy/ Hoxton" and "P. F. Vernon/ 1959" underneath, on the recto of the front free end-paper. Gaskell 585; first issued by the Foulis Press in 1771.
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- Bookseller
- John Price Antiquarian Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7401
- Title
- The Poetical Works of Sir Samuel Garth.
- Author
- FOULIS PRESS. GARTH (Samuel):
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Glasgow: Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis, 1775
- Keywords
- poetry printing literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- poetry;
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- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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....