Songs and Verses
by G. J. Whyte-Melville
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£150.00£135.00
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Chapman and Hall, 1872. Leather. Near Fine. 7" by 4.5". None . Anthology of poems by G.J. Whyte-Melville, handsomely bound in half morocco signed Hatchards. The second edition of this work. An anthology of songs and verses by G.J. Whyte-Melville, Scottish novelist and poet of the nineteenth century. Featuring poems such as 'Hero and Leander,' 'Alice of Ormskirk,' 'Lost,' 'Void,' and numerous others. In a beautiful Hatchards signed binding. Complete with half title. Rebound in half straight up grain morocco binding over marbled boards, marbled endpapers. Externally lovely. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor spotting to fore edge, affecting only occasional leaf. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 843A26
- Title
- Songs and Verses
- Author
- G. J. Whyte-Melville
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1872
- Size
- 7" by 4.5"
- Keywords
- GJ Whyte-Melville poetry hatchards bindings poetry
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...