Specimens of the Early English Poets, to which is prefixed An Historical Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the English Poetry and Language. [ Complete in 3 Volumes ]
by Ellis George
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed for Longmans, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown , 1811. Complete in 3 volumes. Books measure 19x12.cm. xxviii, 424pp,452pp, 458pp. Bound in quarter calf. Each volumes has been rebacked, retaining the original marble boards, raised bands, ornate gilt tooling, leather title labels. Bindings in very good clean firm condition. Internally, pages clean. A nice well bound set.. Fourth Edition, Corrected . Quarter Calf. Very Good. Small 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- George Jeffery Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014083
- Title
- Specimens of the Early English Poets, to which is prefixed An Historical Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the English Poetry and Language. [ Complete in 3 Volumes ]
- Author
- Ellis George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Fourth Edition, Corrected
- Publisher
- Printed for Longmans, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1811
- Size
- Small 8vo
- Keywords
- Poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Leather Bindings; Antiquarian; Poetry;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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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.
Glossary
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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...
- 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...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- 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 the...