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The Prose and Poetical Works of Thomas Hood. Four Volumes Bound in Two
by Hood, Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1873. Printed and bound by Poole & MacLauchlan, New York. Four volumes finely bound in two, half polished blue calf over marbled boards, gilt backs, end papers and edges marbled. The Prose volume with 250 engravings in wood in text. Very Good Plus, the spines sunned to grey, light rubbing to corners, period prior owner name in pencil. SCARCE in this edition and contemporary American fine binding. . People's Edition. Half Calf. Very Good Plus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008730
- Title
- The Prose and Poetical Works of Thomas Hood. Four Volumes Bound in Two
- Author
- Hood, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Edition
- People's Edition
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1873
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Poetry; Nineteenth Century;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Any book is returnable for any reason within 10 days for a complete refund, as long as it is returned in the same condition as when received. Please notify in advance of return. I accept checks, money orders, Mastercard, Visa, and bank wire transfer.
About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Online bookseller specializing in rare and collectible books in all fields. Books bought and sold from single item to entire collection.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- 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...
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
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