The Pageant of English Poetry; Being 1150 Poems and Extracts by 300 Authors
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Oxford University Press, 1928. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Full tree marbled calf fine binding with gilt decoration, marbled end papers and raised bands (refer to pictures) Previous owner's name to a prelim. Slight shelf wear. Poetry anthology.
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- Bookseller
- Rattlesnake Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000704
- Title
- The Pageant of English Poetry; Being 1150 Poems and Extracts by 300 Authors
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1928
- Pages
- 606
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- Poetry Poem Verse Anthologies (multiple authors)
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- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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...
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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