The Task; a Poem, in Six Books, to Which is Prefixed a Brief Account of the Author's Life.
by Cowper, William
- Used
- Condition
- Very good, pages moderately toned and foxed.
- Seller
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Boston.: Thomas Badger Jun., 1819. Contemporary full marbled calf, red spine label with gilt title.. Very good, pages moderately toned and foxed. . 12mo., 15.5x9 cm.. weight: 0.4 lb.
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- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355034
- Title
- The Task; a Poem, in Six Books, to Which is Prefixed a Brief Account of the Author's Life.
- Author
- Cowper, William
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary full marbled calf, red spine label with gilt title.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, pages moderately toned and foxed.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Thomas Badger Jun.
- Place of Publication
- Boston.
- Date Published
- 1819
- Pages
- 232 pp.
- Size
- 12mo., 15.5x9 cm.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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Zephyr Books
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About the Seller
Zephyr Books
Biblio member since 2018
Reno, Nevada
About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...