SUMMONED BY BELLS.
by BETJEMAN. JOHN
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- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
John Murray. London. 1960. FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo. (9.1 x 6.8 inches). Illustrated with line drawings by Michael Tree. Finely bound in recent full dark green morocco. Five raised bands on spine. Compartments with ruled and dot lines and decorated with gilt bell and floral devices. Red title label, dotted and lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt. Original decorative bell endpapers bound in. A lovely copy of one of the most popular books of poetry published in the twentieth century.
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- Bookseller
- Paul Foster Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9681
- Title
- SUMMONED BY BELLS.
- Author
- BETJEMAN. JOHN
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray. London. 1960
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine bindings; Modern First Editions.;
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition 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....
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