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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
by Coleridge Samuel
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Dore Gallery. Hamilton, Adams, and Co. London. 1876, 1876. Book measures 50.5x38.5.cm. Collation, half title, title page with vignette, followed by frontis, 12pp, 38 full page plates, with tissue guard. Bound in original publishers red gilt cloth, gilt lettering. The spine has been rebacked, cloth repaired, [ with an invoice from the Wyvern Bindery ]. Cloth lightly rubbed, marked, very minor abrasion wear. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally, pages, plates in very good clean condition. A nice copy.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Folio.
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Details
- Bookseller
- George Jeffery Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013905
- Title
- The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
- Author
- Coleridge Samuel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Dore Gallery. Hamilton, Adams, and Co. London. 1876
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1876
- Size
- Folio
- Keywords
- Dore
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Illustrated; Antiquarian;
Terms of Sale
George Jeffery Books
Should any book not fulfill its description, please contact us, a full refund will be offered if the book is returned within 14 days of purchase, and in the condition in which it was sent.
About the Seller
George Jeffery Books
Biblio member since 2005
CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire
About George Jeffery Books
We are a long established company dealing in second-hand, out of print and antiquarian books on all subjects. We are based in Hertfordshire, just 2 miles north of Junction 25 of the M25. We are members of the PBFA and exhibit at a large number of their fairs across the UK. We also exhibit in London at least twice a month at the Russell and Royal National Hotels, and regularly exhibit at H&D fairs in the South East, we also organise a monthly Fair at the Royal National Hotel, this fair has exhibitors specialising in books, maps, prints and ephemera. Please contact us for any further details.
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- First Edition
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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