The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. Doré, Gustave (illustrator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
Folio. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1878. Folio. Full page plates with tissue guards, plus title vignette and other decorations. Original burgundy cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, green coated endpapers, all edges gilt. Scattered foxing, backstrip faded. Ex-library copy with shelf mark in white pen on backstrip, bookplate on front pastedown, blind-stamp on title, and library pocket on rear pastedown. Letter presenting the book to the library tipped to front free endpaper. § First American edition. (First London edition was 1875.) A respectable ex-library copy (properly released) of an uncommon book very hard to find in good condition.
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Details
- Seller
- John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 124691
- Title
- The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
- Author
- Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. Doré, Gustave (illustrator)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1878
- Size
- Folio
Terms of Sale
John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller
5 day return guarantee, with full refund not including shipping costs for up to 5 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
San Francisco, California
About John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller
John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller offers an exceptional selection of rare books and manuscripts from medieval times through the twentieth century; we specialize in illustrated material, particularly the work of William Blake and his circle. Located in downtown San Francisco, we have served an international clientele of private collectors, libraries, and institutions for 35 years. We are actively purchasing books and manuscripts in all fields, especially medieval illuminated and text manuscripts; material on California, Hawaii, and Pacific voyages; illustrated books and fine bindings from the 15th through the 20th century; and fine press printing. William Blake, Mary Wollstonecraft, and Thomas Frognall Dibdin remain special interests. We are members of the ABAA, ILAB, and PBFA, and we subscribe to the code of ethics endorsed by reputable antiquarian booksellers worldwide.
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- Cloth
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- Bookplate
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- 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...
- Vignette
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