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Recollections of the Table-Talk of Samuel Rogers. To Which is Added Porsoniana
by Rogers, Samuel
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good -/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Item Price
£478.80£383.04
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About This Item
London: Edward Moxon, 1856. Handsomely bound in full green morocco, the back ornately stamped in gilt decorations and lettering, the covers with lovely gilt decorations at corners, top edge gilt, marbled end pages, silk marker. Recently expertly restored, the front cover reattached, hinges and joints strengthened, new marbled end papers added. With original marbled end papers laid in indicating this book from the collection of noted art collector M.C.D. Borden, his bookplate front paste down lost to the restoration. Penciled notes on the original end paper note this book to be extra illustrated by 51 plates, including the RARE "unpublished etching of a bust of Shelley (p.236)". Known as "the Calico King" for his fabric printing empire, Borden's art collection included works by Frans Hals, Van Dyck, Rembrandt, Constable, Gainsborough, J.M.W.Turner, Corot, Delacroix, &c. Book is Very Good, rear joint shows cracking but has been strengthened, spine faded from green to brown. A SCARCE and lovely copy with a distinguished provenance. . First Edition. Morocco. Very Good -/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007872
- Title
- Recollections of the Table-Talk of Samuel Rogers. To Which is Added Porsoniana
- Author
- Rogers, Samuel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Edward Moxon
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1856
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Fine Bindings; Nineteenth Century;
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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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.
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- 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...
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- New
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
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