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The Works of George Meredith by Meredith, George
- Bookseller: Dudley and Dudley
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: 24
- Quantity available: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Memorial Edition, London , Constable and Company LTD, 1910
Description
Memorial Edition, London , Constable and Company LTD, 1910. 8vo, Beautiful, fine dark blue half leather bindings with blue cloth, teg, gilt title and tooling on spine and covers, five raised bands and covers; marbleized end papers; b & w frontis, other plates both photo and engraving : Twenty Seven volume set, of which there are 17 volumes, Vol. 10, "Harry Richmond", Vol. 12, "Beauchamp's Career II", Vol. 13, "The Egoist I," Vol. 14, "The Egoist II," Vol. 15, "Tragic Comedians", Vol. 16, "Diana of the Crossways", Vol. 17, "One of Our Conquerors," Vo. l. 18, "Lord Ormont and His Aminta," Vol. 19, "The Amazing Marriage," Vol. 20, "Celt and Saxon," Vol. 21, "Parina, General Ople, Tale of Chloe," Vol. 22, "The House on the Beach, Etc.", Vol. 28, "Miscellaneous Prose," Vol. 24, "Poems I", Vol. 25, "P. oems II", Vol. 26, "poems III." Condition: Bumped, some edge wear, a few band wear, bottom edge of spine and one band eaten by mouse on Vol. 15, some rust spots on cover of Vol. 23, allover spines and cover about 95% intact with original blue leather sheen, and look quite good on shelf, interiors tight and clean, 22 1/2" of books on the shelf.
TEG : Top Edge Gilt
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. Also known as the back.
raised band(s) : On leather bound books, the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
gilt : Decorative patterns imbedded into the affected portion of a book. Often appears on the boards or the spine, and may be very simple, to elegant, to ludicrous.
plates : Full page illustrations or photographs. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e., they are not sewn as parts of gatherings.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
bumped : Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light bending.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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