Songs Before Sunrise
by Swinburne, Algernon Charles
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/N/A
- Seller
-
Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston, MA: Roberts Brothers, 1871. Book. Good. Cloth. First U.S. Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 1st American edition. Dark red cloth, bevelled edges, lettered and with front panel device in gilt. Covers moderately soiled, spine panel quite toned. Cloth is split along front joint, but remains firm, with chipping and slight loss at a spot or two, exposure at corners. viii,287 pp. Text block edges dulled by age, interior quite intact, though a bit toned, with approx. 1" closed tear along fore-edge of p. 283/84. Vintage gift inscription on rear blank. Tipped in at front flyleaf is a 4-page publisher's leaflet announcing the publication of The Earthly Paradise, by William Morris; this leaflet shows modest soiling to front cover. Somewhat compromised but quite scarce in this 1st American appearance..
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- Bookseller
- Saucony Book Shop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017356
- Title
- Songs Before Sunrise
- Author
- Swinburne, Algernon Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- N/A
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition
- Publisher
- Roberts Brothers
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1871
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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Saucony Book Shop
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About the Seller
Saucony Book Shop
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Kutztown, Pennsylvania
About Saucony Book Shop
The Saucony Book Shop, located in the heart of scenic rural Berks County, epicenter of Pennsylvania German folk culture (our shop specialty), offers a full range of gently used, rare, and antiquarian books, with many volumes of scholarly merit and an unabashed emphasis on the quaint, the curious, and the utterly obscure. We make no attempt to be a general-service book shop. Our inventory is highly selective, individually chosen from among the hundreds of thousands of books to which we have access annually at auctions, library and estate sales, and through individual scouts and vendors. We do not handle material that does not meet our expectations in terms of condition or interest to our specialized, idiosyncratic customers. Despite maintaining a browsing inventory of more than 15,000 volumes, we have minimized our carbon footprint by maintaining our entire operation in a cozy ca. 1890 barn and lean-to adjacent to an historic creamery in rural Maxatawny Township. Our shop is available for browsing by appointment and occasionally, in temperate weather, by chance, so email or call ahead to peruse the eclectic selection gracing our shelves, or ask our ferociously over-read staff for recommendations. Selling antiquarian books of merit since 1981. Full search and appraisal services; always keenly interested in purchasing quality used books, whether by the piece or by the bushel. Thanks for reading about us! Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.
Glossary
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- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- 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....
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...