The Angel of the World - An Arabian Tale. Sebastian - A Spanish Tale, with other poems
by Croly, Rev. George
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- , front gutter open, rear gutter cracked, one inch piece missing from head of spine, half inch piece missing from tail of spine,
- Seller
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Skipton, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Published by John Warren, London, 1820 First Edition. Hardback. , front gutter open, rear gutter cracked, one inch piece missing from head of spine, half inch piece missing from tail of spine, corners scuffed, covers slightly rubbed, spine label chipped, front free endpaper very loose, neat previous owner's name to fi. Octavo. , 182 pages with 14 introductory pages , full light brown calf, blind stamped margins to covers, five raised bands with gilt decorations to compartments, gilt title to black spine label, gauffered edges with gilt, marbled endpapers with decoration to leather
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- Bookseller
- Keogh's Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16553
- Title
- The Angel of the World - An Arabian Tale. Sebastian - A Spanish Tale, with other poems
- Author
- Croly, Rev. George
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - , front gutter open, rear gutter cracked, one inch piece missing from head of spine, half inch piece missing from tail of spine,
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Published by John Warren
- Place of Publication
- , London
- Date Published
- , 1820
- Keywords
- Croly, Rev. George, The Angel of the World - An Arabian Tale. Sebastian - A Spanish Tale, with other poems
- Bookseller catalogs
- poetry;
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Keogh's Books
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About Keogh's Books
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- Octavo
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- Gutter
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- Cracked
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- Gilt
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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...
- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Raised Band(s)
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- Spine Label
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