Songs of Nature
by John Burroughs (editor); Shakespeare; Shelley; Emerson et al
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Leigh-On-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: McClure, 1904. Hardcover. Very Good. Charming collection of nature themed poetry chosen from a wide variety of authors including Bryant, Wordsworth, Holmes, Lowell, Keats plus some lesser known poets. Interesting prize binding. Half leather with marbled boards and matching marbling to endpapers. Top edge gilt. School crest to cover. With a photogravure portrait frontispiece. Decorated initials throughout. Prize bookplate to front pastdown. Rubbing to extremities. Very light foxing to half title. Tanning to fore-edge. Contents clean and binding tight. A very handsome volume. Very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- AJ Scruffles (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002799
- Title
- Songs of Nature
- Author
- John Burroughs (editor); Shakespeare; Shelley; Emerson et al
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- McClure
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1904
- Keywords
- poetry, leather_bindings, poems, verse,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
AJ Scruffles
Biblio member since 2010
Leigh-On-Sea, Essex
About AJ Scruffles
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...