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The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Bristol, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Gall & Inglis, Edinburgh, 1856. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 12mo - between 6¾ - 7¾" tall. xx + 640pp. Front hinge cracked. Spine slightly faded. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. All edges gilt in good condition. Boards slightly bowed. Gilt decoration to boards and spine. Five raised bands to spine with gilt titles and embellishments. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Poetry; United States; 19th century; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 52430. .
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- Bookseller
- Dreadnought Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52430
- Title
- The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Author
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Full Leather)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Gall & Inglis
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1856
- Keywords
- BZDB243 poetry Poetry; United States; 19th century; Unbranded Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Dreadnought Books
Biblio member since 2013
Bristol
About Dreadnought Books
Founded in 2010, Dreadnought Books is a second-hand and out of print book dealer specialising in history, with a particular focus on military, social and labour history.
Glossary
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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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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