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Babylon: A Poem
by Everest, C. W
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Hartford: Canfield and Robins, 1838. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Near Fine hardcover first edition with gilt lettering on cover (spine is too narrow to receive lettering). This is a 48 page poem published in 1838 in remarkably good condition, given its antiquity. 1/4 inch tear to cloth cover at bottom of spine. Shelf wear and rubbing to top and bottom of spine and cover. Corners rubbed and slightly bumped. There is considerable foxing to end papers (front and back) but virtually none on title page and actual pages of text. Age toning throughout commensurate with age. Front free end paper and flyleaf show the outline where a paper clip was once attached. Notes to text at end. 48 pages.
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Details
- Bookseller
- William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000331
- Title
- Babylon: A Poem
- Author
- Everest, C. W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Canfield and Robins
- Place of Publication
- Hartford
- Date Published
- 1838
- Pages
- 48
- Keywords
- Poetry, Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
Biblio member since 2018
Greenwood, South Carolina
About William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts specializes in modern poetry and southern history, with an emphasis on first and signed editions.
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- Fine
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- Shelf Wear
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- Title Page
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- Cloth
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- 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....
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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