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The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. Including materials never before printed in any edition of the poems
by SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe; HUTCHINSON, Thomas
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1914. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo. xxiv, 912pp. Finely bound in full morocco, with ornate panel style decoration in gilt and colours, lettering pieces in gilt ('Life, like a dome of many-coloured glass, stains the white radiance of eternity') to a central panel on the rear cover; spine divided into six compartments by raised bands, git lettering pieces on red morocco label in compartment two, repeated gilt decoration in the remainder, gilt top edges, colored endpapers, decorative leather turn ins, illustrated frontispiece. Joints are creased with some wear but not tender; spine is faded to brown, gilt still reasonably bright, rubbed at the head and foot ends; boards are bright with minimal wear to edges and corner. No binder's mark or sticker, unfortunately. Crisp, bright and clean throughout. Stunning binding. .
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- Bookseller
- Michal Sawka Rare & Collectable
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001157
- Title
- The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. Including materials never before printed in any edition of the poems
- Author
- SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe; HUTCHINSON, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1914
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Michal Sawka Rare & Collectable
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London, Greater London
About Michal Sawka Rare & Collectable
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Crisp
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- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
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