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THE OXFORD BOOK OF VICTORIAN VERSE.
by QUILLER COUCH. Sir ARTHUR. ; Chooses and Edits
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Oxford at the Clarendon Press. London. 1913. REPRINT of the 1912 first edition. 8vo. (6.9 x 4.6 inches). India paper edition. xvi, 1023pp. A neat five line inscription on the front blank free endpaper, otherwise a clean copy throughout. In a fine early leather binding of half dark blue morocco, bound for Hatchards of Piccadilly. Spine with raised bands, each with gilt piping. Compartments double ruled and lettered in gilt. Blue cloth on boards. All edges gilt. Blue plain endpapers. Some offsetting to the edge of the endpapers, where the leather has touched the page, and just a hint of rubbing to the extremities, otherwise a near fine, beautifully bound, copy.
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- Bookseller
- Paul Foster Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10590
- Title
- THE OXFORD BOOK OF VICTORIAN VERSE.
- Author
- QUILLER COUCH. Sir ARTHUR. ; Chooses and Edits
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oxford at the Clarendon Press. London. 1913
- Date Published
- 1913
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine bindings;
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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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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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