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Whittaker & Co., 1838. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1838. No Edition Remarks. 304 pages. No dust jacket. Fully bound in brown leather. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Hinges are slightly cracked with exposed netting. Clean pages and illustrations with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Moderate water staining to top of pages textblock. Bookseller sticker stuck to front pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Minor peeling to spine and corners. Visible wear marks to boards.
The Book of Gems: The Poets and Artists of Great Britain by S.C. Hall (Ed.) - 1837
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The Book of Gems: The Poets and Artists of Great Britain
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London: Saunders and Otley, 1837. 1st Edition . Good. 6 x 8 inches (14.5 x 22 cm). Full morocco leather binding, richly decorated to both boards. Heavy rubbing to spine and board edges. Slight wear to head of spine, all page edges gilt. Silk endpapers, patches of heavy foxing to text. Final 25 pages have a stain to outside margin. Numerous engravings. Overall condition is Good. Hardback. Printed pages: xvi, 304
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- Publisher Saunders and Otley
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1837
- Keywords Poetry
- Size 6 x 8 inches (14.5 x 22 cm)
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The Book of Gems: The Poets and Artists of Great Britain
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The Book Of Gems: The Poets And Artists Of Great Britain (1836)
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Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007-11-10. Paperback. Used:Good.
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The Book of Gems: The Modern Poets and Artists Of Great Britain
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Whittaker & Co., 1838. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1838. No Edition Remarks. 304 pages. Red cloth with decorations. Ex-Libris plate stuck to front pastedown. Binding remains firm. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to title page and rear free endpapers. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning and chipping to leather to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Hole to spine edge of rear board.
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London: Henry G. Bohn, 1849. Edition Not Specified. Very Good +/No DJ. 12mo = 7-9". n/a. Printing Not Spec. Edited by S. C. Hall. Marbled boards w/leather spine and corners. Leather spine beautifully decorated with four raised bands, two green bands with gilt lettering reading "Books of Gems" and "Wordsworth to Bayly," and blindstamped decoration. Marbled endpapers. Edges and spine show some wear. Pages lightly browned especially at edges, a bit of light foxing on pages here and there, otherwise pages clean, binding strong. Contains 43 b/w engraved illustrations by various artists, listed. Inside of front cover contains sticker from Wm Muddle Book Binder, Gloversville. Two previous owner's have their names in ink on front endpapers.
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The Book of Gems
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London: Henry G Bohn, 1845. Hardcover. See description. First Edition. DESCRIPTION: Full dark blue leather binding with ornate decorative borders and gilt illustration to centre front and rear boards. Five ridged spine with decorated panels and blue leather title plate. Gilt all edges. 43 black and white engravings Language: English. Book Condition: Good: Wear to corners, edges and spine ends. Rubbed sections of leather with wear to spine edges. Tightly bound with intact endpapers and strong hinges. Book plate to front paste down 'Alexandri Caroli R. Maitland'. Faint foxing to most page margins. DJ Condition: No DJ. Pages 304. Size: 8vo 21.5cm by 14cm.
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The Book Of Gems; The Poets And Artists Of Great Britain.
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London, Saunders and Otley, 1837.. Illustrated with 53 small and delicate steel engravings of literary characters and landscapes from artwork by various artists. Bound in half leather and embossed cloth with gilt rules, title stamped in gilt on the spine, five raised bands, a.e.g., decorated end papers. One inch closed tear at head of spine, extremeties rubbed, otherwise very good.
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London (York Street, Covent Garden): Henry G Bohn, 1849. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Various. xvi, 304pp [6]. With vignette on title page, forty-three further engravings in text and four pages of signatures. Bound in full tan morocco with extensive blind and gilt decorations, five raised bands and dark leather title label on spine. All edges gilt and inner gilt dentelles. Leather a little worn at edges, especially around spine ends and folds but still bright, attractive and firm. Internally, hinges strained between endpapers and a little spotting. An extensive collection of poetry by the most prominent and prolific poets of the 19th century, including Wordsworth, Southey, Byron, Shelley etc, illustrated by leading artists of the time such as R P Bonington, Edward Landseer, David Maclise etc. A truly handsome and tactile volume. 8vo.
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The Book of Gems: The Poets and Artists of Great Britain [2 volumes]
by Hall, S. C. (editor)
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Fisher Son & Co, 1844. First Edition. Leather Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Beautifully bound in full red period morocco (dated 1845 at foot of spines) by J. Wright of London, spines with raised bands and elaborate gilt floral tooling within compartments bordered with twin gilt rules, covers feature an elaborate, extra-wide gilt floral bordered, surrounded by triple gilt rules, with each panel featuring a central device in gilt of three putti stepping through a laurel wreath, while carrying a basket of melons and fruit, edges of boards feature a single gilt rule, inner dentelles feature a border of floral and geometric tooling, all edges gilt (minor rubbing; small ink name on endpaper in first volume).B/w Engraved Illustrations.
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