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John Keats and Percy Bysshe Shelley: Complete Poetical Works
by Keats, John; Shelley, Percy Bysshe; Shelley, Mary (annotations)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Whitby, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: John Lane the Bodley Head Ltd. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. [n.d.] The Modern Library of the World's Best Books. [viii], 914 p.p. Half bound in teal calf, marbled paper boards. Spine is brown calf with a red spine label and gilt titling and dentelle tooling. Gilt tooled lines edging leather on boards. Marbled endpapers. Leather rubbed in spots, damp stains to front and rear.. Damp stain to corners of front few pages. Edges of text block sunned. Ribbon marker. Sangorski & Sutcliffe Bindery stamp to head of verso of FFEP. Sangorski & Sutcliffe is a firm of bookbinders established in London in 1901. It is considered to be one of the most important bookbinding companies of the 20th century, famous for its luxurious jeweled bindings that used real gold and precious stones in their book covers. Laid-in Opera, Theater and Concert list from the 1940-41 Season, North Shore Hotel Lobby.
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- Bookseller
- Minotavros Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002261
- Title
- John Keats and Percy Bysshe Shelley: Complete Poetical Works
- Author
- Keats, John; Shelley, Percy Bysshe; Shelley, Mary (annotations)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Lane the Bodley Head Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- Poetry, John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mary Shelley
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Fine Binding;
Terms of Sale
Minotavros Books
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All prices listed in Canadian dollars. We guarantee that all items are properly packaged and handled with care. Please allow one to two business days for your order to be shipped. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. All sales will be shipped with a tracking number for your convenience.
About the Seller
Minotavros Books
Biblio member since 2018
Whitby, Ontario
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Welcome to the Labyrinth. At Minotavros Books, we invite you to discover a maze of knowledge, where you will find fine and rare books on some of the most diverse and intriguing subjects. There is something for every palette, from folklore & fairy tales around the world to alchemy and esoterica, in addition to first editions, fine binding, ephemera and a maze of general interest books. Minotavros Books is a bricks & Mortar Bookstore located in Whitby Ontario. On a journey of discovery, Minotavros Books has been helping people find and procure books for collectors, institutions, and booklovers all over the world. Reading is an adventure. What page will you turn next? Hours and LocationMinotavros Books is open by appointment only. You are encouraged to phone or text 905-424-2641 or email info@minotavrosbooks.com to arrange a time to peruse our shop or pick up an order.
We are located at 10 Sunray St., Suite 4, Whitby, Ontario, across from Landmark Cinema's 24.
We are located at 10 Sunray St., Suite 4, Whitby, Ontario, across from Landmark Cinema's 24.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- Laid-in
- "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Half Bound
- ...
- 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...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Dentelle
- Borders on the inner edge of a book with a lacy pattern, most often gilt. Popular in France during the 18th century on covers of...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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