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Certaine Sonets.
by ROGERS, Bruce. SIDNEY, Philip
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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LONDON, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Boston and New York: Printed at the Riverside Press for Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1904. One of 430 copies, this no. 134. A collection of sonnets, songs and poetical translations by Philip Sidney. Title page with elaborate green decorative border. Designed by Bruce Rogers with his printer’s device to the colophon. Pp. 48. 12mo., original quarter vellum over maroon paper covered boards, gilt decorative design to upper cover, lettering in gilt to spine. Vellum slightly soiled, some mild rubbing to boards, but still a good copy.|||
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- Bookseller
- SOPHIE SCHNEIDEMAN RARE BOOKS
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9067
- Title
- Certaine Sonets.
- Author
- ROGERS, Bruce. SIDNEY, Philip
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed at the Riverside Press for Houghton Mifflin and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston and New York
- Date Published
- 1904
- Keywords
- Bruce Rogers;Riverside Press;Philip Sidney;Poetry Book,Printing & Typography
Terms of Sale
SOPHIE SCHNEIDEMAN RARE BOOKS
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About the Seller
SOPHIE SCHNEIDEMAN RARE BOOKS
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LONDON, Greater London
About SOPHIE SCHNEIDEMAN RARE BOOKS
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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