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Sabbath Bells, Chimed by the Poets
by Various Poets
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Some rubbing and abrasions to leather, overall near fine.
- Seller
-
Denver, Colorado, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: D. Appleton and Co, 1856. First edition, first printing. Half brown morocco over decorated boards, speckled edges. Some rubbing and abrasions to leather, overall near fine.. Illustrated by Birket Foster.. Octavo. 8.75x6.5. [i-ii, 1-4], 5-111, [112]. Illustrated head and tail pieces, along with numerous hand-colored drop-caps throughout.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Hermitage Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 217834
- Title
- Sabbath Bells, Chimed by the Poets
- Author
- Various Poets
- Illustrator
- Illustrated by Birket Foster.
- Format/Binding
- Half brown morocco over decorated boards, speckled edges
- Book Condition
- Used - Some rubbing and abrasions to leather, overall near fine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1856
Terms of Sale
The Hermitage Bookshop
All books returnable for any reason within ten days of receipt. Shipping on all heavy or oversize books will be quoted upon inquiry. We do not ship surface overseas.
About the Seller
The Hermitage Bookshop
Biblio member since 2006
Denver, Colorado
About The Hermitage Bookshop
The Hermitage Bookshop was established in 1973 and has been under one owner since its inception. We are a full service rare and used bookshop and our stock is limited to hardbacks in excellent condition. We have been a member of both the ABAA and ILAB since 1980.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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