The Works of Lord Byron: Vol. XVI
by Lord Byron, George Gordon & Thomas More
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray. Used - Very Good. 1833. Leather. 12mo. 335 pp. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Some shelf wear and scuffing to boards, with chipping and rubbing to head of spine. Bookplate to front pastedown. Light foxing and toning to pages which remain otherwise clean and unmarked. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition. (Subject: Poetry.)
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- Bookseller
- Powell's Bookstores Chicago (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Q22469
- Title
- The Works of Lord Byron: Vol. XVI
- Author
- Lord Byron, George Gordon & Thomas More
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: John Murray
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Edges
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- Shelf Wear
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 12mo
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....