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The Poetical Works of William Cowper
by William Cowper (edited by Robert Aris Willmott)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Stated 4th Edition. London: George Routledge and Co, 1858 Book. Illus. by Gilbert, John. Good. Full-Leather. Good green leather, embossed, 5 raised bands, marbled epp, gilt and embossed edges, extremities rubbed, back cover rather heavily rubbed, plate pages are rather heavily foxed, rest of text block clean & tight.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Givens Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017739
- Title
- The Poetical Works of William Cowper
- Author
- William Cowper (edited by Robert Aris Willmott)
- Illustrator
- John Gilbert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George Routledge and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1858
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- poetry, poem, 1850s, works, collection, antique, cowper
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry/Short Stories; 19th and Early 20th Century;
Terms of Sale
Givens Books
Books returned on case-by case basis only. No refund on shipping charges.
About the Seller
Givens Books
Biblio member since 2006
Lynchburg, Virginia
About Givens Books
Givens Books & Little Dickens is a family business that has been selling new, used, and rare books in Lynchburg, Virginia since 1976, and educational toys and teacher supplies since 1989. Our used book department strives to provide quality books on a wide variety of subjects. We also specialize in our local Lynchburg and Virginia history.
Glossary
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- E.P.
- The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after ...
- 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....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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