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Don Juan By Lord Byron with 93 Illustrations & Decorations By John Austen
by Byron, Lord
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Poor
- Seller
-
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: John Lane the Bodley Head Ltd., 1926. White boards, gilt title on front and spine, illustration of couple in light/dark brown on front, top edge gilt, 408 numbered, deckled pages. Black and white illustrations throughout. Boards darkened around edges and on spine, lightly bumped on heel of spine. Previous owner's inscription in ink on ffep ("Peter Haworth Christmas 1927"), pages darkened, occasional thumbing else pages clean and binding tight. Overall, very good. DJ ragged along edges, torn, pieces missing from ends of spine - overall, poor. Protected in mylar. Note: heavy book.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/Poor. Illus. by Austen, John. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lindenlea Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003564
- Title
- Don Juan By Lord Byron with 93 Illustrations & Decorations By John Austen
- Author
- Byron, Lord
- Illustrator
- Austen, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- John Lane the Bodley Head Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1926
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- John Austen, The Romantic Poets, Lord Byron, George Gordon, George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron Byron
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; English Romantic Poets;
Terms of Sale
Lindenlea Books
We guarantee the condition of every book as it is described. If you are not satisfied with your purchase or if the order hasn't arrived, you are eligible for a refund within 30 days of the estimated delivery date.
About the Seller
Lindenlea Books
Biblio member since 2019
Ottawa, Ontario
About Lindenlea Books
We are located in Ottawa (Ontario, Canada), and started selling books online in 2009. We offer a wide range of topics, with a focus on signed modern Canadian first editions. Please feel free to contact us by email if you have a question regarding any of our books.
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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....
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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