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The Works of James Thomson - With His Last Corrections and Improvement
by [Thomson, James]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: A. Millar, 1766. Four volumes complete - Volume One - xxxii, [6], 209pp, [1]; Volume Two - [6], 302pp; Volume Three - [4], 255pp, [1] and Volume Four - 288pp. Full contemporary speckled calf, raised bands, spines in six panels, morocco title label to second panel, volume number in gilt to third, gilt roll to edges. Very minor rubbing to extremities, internally some browning to edges of endpapers, otherwise quite bright and clean. With fifteen full-page engraved plates. An attractive set. Reprint. Full Calf. Very Good. 12mo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Temple Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000390
- Title
- The Works of James Thomson - With His Last Corrections and Improvement
- Author
- [Thomson, James]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- A. Millar
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1766
- Keywords
- Noisbn, Thomson, Poetry, Seasons
- Size
- 12mo
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Temple Rare Books
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About the Seller
Temple Rare Books
Biblio member since 2012
Oxford, Oxfordshire
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Glossary
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- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- 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...
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