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HELGA. A Poem. In seven cantos
by HERBERT. The Honorable WILLIAM.;
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
John Murray. London.,1815. FIRST EDITION. 8vo.(8.5 x 5.6 inches). Lovely clean, wide margined copy in contemporary full red straight grained morocco. Elaborate gilt decoration to spine and corners of boards, within a triple ruled border. Centre ruled panel in gilt. Gilt inner dentelles. Blue coated endpapers. All edges gilt. Spine a bit darkened and rubbed. Boards with areas of darkening to top(where the book has sat on a shelf betwen shorter books). Overall a very good copy in a very good, highly attractive early binding. Herbert's great Scandinavian poem appears to have only been printed twice in his life-time, This first edition and a second printing of 1816.:
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- Bookseller
- Paul Foster Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7008
- Title
- HELGA. A Poem. In seven cantos
- Author
- HERBERT. The Honorable WILLIAM.;
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray. London.,1815
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine bindings;
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....