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The Collected Poems of A.E. Housman
by Housman, A.E. (Alfred Edward)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1942. Handsomely rebound in full red Morocco, with three raised bands on spine, titles and decorations in gilt, top edge gilt, marbled endpages, and red silk bookmark. In a period floral-decorated slipcase. Published November, 1942. Prior owner name, brief gift inscription and date in ink on verso of front endpage. Gilt top edge a bit rubbed. Slipcase rubbed at edges and corners, and uniformly age-toned. Index of First Lines and Titles. Collects A SHROPSHIRE LAD, LAST POEMS, MORE POEMS, and ADDITIONAL POEMS.. Later Printing. Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000970
- Title
- The Collected Poems of A.E. Housman
- Author
- Housman, A.E. (Alfred Edward)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Publisher
- Henry Holt & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1942
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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