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POEMS OF THOMAS GRAY
by Gary, Thomas
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Eton: Eton College Press, 1894. Book. Illus. by Radclyffe Charles W. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. 164 pages; Charles Radclyffe etchings including frontispiece plate by Wilson Pinx. Original fine calf leather binding, five raised bands with gilt decoration and title label to the spine, gilt detail to the boards with eleborate dentelles, complete with embossed heraldic device of Eton College to both boards.; minimal rubbing and wear. Contents clean and tight, unmarked, fine blue marbled endpapers, private book plate belonging to David Guy Charles Allan, all edges gilt, just a little foxing/spotting to a few pages, no inscriptions. A very good copy in a near fine binding..
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- Bookseller
- Loe Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 030973
- Title
- POEMS OF THOMAS GRAY
- Author
- Gary, Thomas
- Illustrator
- Radclyffe Charles W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Eton College Press
- Place of Publication
- Eton
- Date Published
- 1894
- Size
- 4to
- Keywords
- ETON Press
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Loe Books
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Launceston, Cornwall
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
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