Eton: Eton College Press, 1894. 1st Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. Octavo. Type: Book pp XLV, 164. Fully bound in tan calf by Ingleton Drake. 5 raised bands to spine, green spine title label with extensive gilt decoration to spine, boards and outer and inner edges. Blue marbled end papers, AEG, Armorial plate to FPD, school prize details to FEP, frontispiece and illustrations. A fine book that shows light wear and would make an excellent gift

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Bookseller: Strawberry Hill Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 022602
Title: Poems of Thomas Gray
Author: Gray, Thomas
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Thus
Publisher: Eton College Press
Place of Publication: Eton
Date Published: 1894
Size: Octavo
Weight: 0.00 lbs

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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....
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...
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...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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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...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
AEG: All Edges Gilt. Describes a book in which the top, fore edge and bottom of the outside of the pages are decorated with gold...