NY: OLIVER S. FELT, c. 1870. Hardcover. Good +. 6 x 9 1/2 in. 776 pp. Full blindstamped brown morocco with gilt lettering on cover and spine. 5 raised bands on spine, marbled endpapers with inner gilt dentelle. Tissue protected frontis and illus. Sides of text block gilt. Condition is GOOD+ ; edges have some wear and rubbing, leather cover very good. Spine leather is crackled and upper section of spine is missing. Binding tight and text clean with presentation message on ffep. Poetry. Stax.

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Bookseller: Andre Strong Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 9905
Title: THE POETICAL WORKS OF THOMAS MOORE
Author: Thomas Moore
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good +
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: NY: OLIVER S. FELT
Date Published: c. 1870
Bookseller catalogs: Poetry;

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Dentelle: Borders on the inner edge of a book with a lacy pattern, most often gilt. Popular in France during the 18th century on covers of...
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...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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...
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....
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...
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...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Good+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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....