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The Seasons
by Thomson, James (1700-1748)
- Used
- very good
- hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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Worcester, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Chiswick: Chiswick: From the Press of C.Whittingham, College House; Sold by R.Jennings, Poultry; T.Tegg, Cheapside [et al], 1822. Full leather. Very Good. 24mo; 158, [ii]pp. In attractive contemporary full green calf (with only the lightest of wear, with very minor loss to head of spine), boards panelled with gilt fillets and blind rolls, four gilt-tooled raised bands to spine, gilt lettered red morocco title label to second spine compartment, remaining compartments bordered with blind triple fillets and with central gilt lyre motif, gilt lettered date direct to foot of spine, head and foot of spine gilt. Original yellow marbled endpapers, all page edges with matching marbling. Integral green silk bookmark. Small contemporary booksellers ticket to front pastedown, early ink ownership name to opening blank, a few spots to opening and closing leaves, otherwise clean and unmarked. Complete with half title, engraved vignette to title page, four engraved divisional titles to each part, and engraved vignette at close of each part. A delightful pocket example of Thomson's Seasons both in terms of presswork, binding, and condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lyppard Books
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- Bookseller Inventory #
- 000412
- Title
- The Seasons
- Author
- Thomson, James (1700-1748)
- Format/binding
- Full leather
- Book condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chiswick: From the Press of C.Whittingham, College House; Sold by R.Jennings, Poultry; T.Tegg, Cheapside [et al]
- Place of Publication
- Chiswick
- Date published
- 1822
- Keywords
- thomson seasons fine binding
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian books; Antiquarian English Literature;
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Lyppard Books
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About Lyppard Books
Lyppard Books was established in Worcester, UK, in 2012, adopting the unusual name from Lyppard Grange, once a farm attached to the monastery of Worcester's ancient cathedral. We maintain a small and select stock of English and Continental antiquarian titles from the dawn of western printing to the 19th century, and aim to offer original, early examples of scarce and sought-after texts.
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- 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...[more]
- 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...[more]
- 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...[more]
- leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...[more]
- 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....[more]
- 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...[more]
- 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...[more]
- calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat...[more]
- vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...[more]
- raised band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created...[more]
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