The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
by Longfellow H.W
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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Ambleside, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Routledge, 1867 Portrait frontispiece; 163 illustrations by John Gilbert, engraved by the Brothers Dalziel; 562 pages; Leather-Bound Hardback: full blue morocco elaborately decorated in gilt, bevelled edges, spine panelled with raised bands, all edges gilt, marbled end-papers; Leather rubbed, front hinge tender, light foxing, still a handsome book. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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- Bookseller
- Bookfare (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8360
- Title
- The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Author
- Longfellow H.W
- Illustrator
- John Gilbert
- Format/Binding
- Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1867
- Keywords
- JOHN GILBERT DALZIEL BROTHERS LEATHER BINDINGS AMERICAN POETS
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Ambleside, Cumbria
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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...
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...