The Genuine Poetical Remains of Samuel Butler; with a Selection from the Author's Characters, in Prose
by Samuel Butler; with Notes by Robert Thyer
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Item Price
$250.00$200.00
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About This Item
London: Printed for David Booker, 1827. Near Fine, bound in contemporary half morocco over marbled boards, back ornatelt gilt, top edge gilt, marbled end papers, light rubbling at tips, scattered light foxing. "Illustrated with humorous wood-cuts, and portraits of Butler and Thyer". . First Edition. Half 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 #
- 007776
- Title
- The Genuine Poetical Remains of Samuel Butler; with a Selection from the Author's Characters, in Prose
- Author
- Samuel Butler; with Notes by Robert Thyer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Printed for David Booker
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1827
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Fine Bindings;
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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- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
- 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...