The Seasons, and the Castle of Indolence:
by Thomson, James
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Sorn, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Tilt and Bogue, 1841. Reprint. Blue Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾. Williams, Samuel. lxviii, 271, 4 (ads.) pp. Ornamental titles to each volume - all as called for and numerous other charming steel engravings by Samuel Williams illustrate the text. 1841. Early edition. Original publishers' blue cloth - gilt embossed to the spine and blind stamped to each board. Yellow endpapers. No inscriptions. Some rubbing with slight loss of cloth to the head and tail of the spine and to several board corners. Nevertheless a very good, clean, tight well preserved copy.
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- Bookseller
- Trumpington Fine Books Limited
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 238230
- Title
- The Seasons, and the Castle of Indolence:
- Author
- Thomson, James
- Illustrator
- Williams, Samuel
- Format/Binding
- Blue Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Tilt and Bogue
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1841
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
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