London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1850. Hardcover. Good +. 6 1/4 x 8 1/2 in.Half brown crushed morocco, with marbled paper boards. 5 raised bands and gilt lettering and decoration on spines. W. S. Hiltz, binder. Marbled endpapers. Gilt upper text block. Small David B. Ogden bookplate on front paste down. Tissue-protected frontis. Condition of the books is GOOD+ : wear to edges and tops of spines and raised bands, leather dry, wear to marbled paper boards, corners bumped/worn, foxing to edge and bottom of text block. Text very clean, bindings tight.Vol I : "First Series - Choice Passages" : 1850. iv, 596 pgs. Condition : GOOD : 1/4 " diam. mouse chewed hole to lower back of spine, otherwise as noted.Vol II : "Second Series - Special Collections" : 1849. 693 pgs. Condition : GOOD+ : greater wear to marbled paper boards, otherwise as noted. Vol III : "Third Series - Analytical Readings" ; 1850. vi, 841 pgs. Condition GOOD+Vol IV : "Fourth Series - Original Memoranda, Etc." : 1851. vi, 748 pgs. Condition : GOOD+

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Bookseller: Andre Strong Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 2363
Title: SOUTHEY'S COMMON-PLACE BOOK (4 VOL SET, COMPLETE)
Author: Robert Southey, edited by John Wood Warter
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good +
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1850
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Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Raised Band(s): Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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...
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...
Marbled Paper: Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
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....
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Good+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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...
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....