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THE POETICAL WORKS OF GEORGE MEREDITH.
by MEREDITH, George. TREVELYAN, G.M
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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ELLSWORTH, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Notes by G. M. Trevelyan. Publisher's green cloth with gilt spine and upper board lettering and an upper board garland decorative device gilt, octavo, pp. xv, [1], 623, [1]. Top edge gilt. Tissue-guarded frontis of Meredith. A nice gift inscription to previous owners on free front endpaper, dated June 1924. Very Good condition with light shelf rubbing at foot of spine and lower board tips.
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- Bookseller
- T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002529
- Title
- THE POETICAL WORKS OF GEORGE MEREDITH.
- Author
- MEREDITH, George. TREVELYAN, G.M
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- NEW YORK: CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS, 1912.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Literary Criticism;
Terms of Sale
T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
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About the Seller
T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
Biblio member since 2013
ELLSWORTH, Maine
About T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
Thomas Brennan was established professionally as a Bookseller in 1998 and still exhibits annually at several antiquarian book fairs. He has 25 years full-time experience in the Book Trade and is a member in good standing of The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB); The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA); The Ephemera Society of America; and The Manuscript Society.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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