London and Edinburgh: William P. Nimmo, 1875. Later edition. 8vo, pp. [xvi], 496, [16 catalogue] + b/w engraved frontis and plates, extra title page. Decorated brown cloth. Bevelled edges. All edges gilt. Brown endpapers. A little rubbed, wear and pushing to extremities, a few nicks to spine ends. Prelims foxed, occasionally to margins, staining to one plate. A little shaken. Else, clean and bright. Very good. Illustrations by Keeley Halswelle.

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Bookseller: Quair Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1544
Title: The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore
Author: MOORE, Thomas
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: William P. Nimmo
Place of Publication: London and Edinburgh
Date Published: 1875

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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
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...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Shaken: A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
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...
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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....