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The Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe IV Volumes - Works with a biographical essay by John H Ingram
by POE, Edgar Allan
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- NF
- Seller
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
John C Nimmo, 1884. Limited Edition. Half Leather Fine Binding (Hardcover). NF. Limited Edition No. 13 of 150 copies. 14.7 x 23 cm Bickers signed binding, half leather over marbled boards with gilt stamped boarders and titles to the spine. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut. Volume I, [ii] xxxix, 362[2]pp; Volume I,I [ii]vi, 430[2]pp; Volume II,I [x,] 304[2]pp; with 15 etchings and 3 photogravure. A near fine set beautifully bound with a couple of very light scratches to the boards. Internally clean, without name, inscription or bookplate and just a hint of ghosting from some of the illustrations. A good looking early set with some excellent illustrations. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 201933
- Title
- The Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe IV Volumes - Works with a biographical essay by John H Ingram
- Author
- POE, Edgar Allan
- Format/Binding
- Half Leather Fine Binding (Hardcover)
- Book Condition
- Used - NF
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John C Nimmo
- Date Published
- 1884
- Keywords
- Poetry|Literature|Limited Edition|Fine Binding
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
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About the Seller
Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
Biblio member since 2020
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
About Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
Rainford & Parris Books is a small family business based on the Hertfordshire / Essex border, close to London Stansted Airport. We are full time professional bookdealers specialising mainly in Modern First Editions, Children's Books, Illustrated Books and Nineteenth Century Literature, as well as assorted fine and interesting books. When describing our books we attempt to list all significant defects to a high degree of precision, so that you can build an accurate idea of their condition. We supplement our description with images and are always happy to provide further images or information. All books are very carefully packaged in a new book-box so that they reach you in the condition described.
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- Marbled boards
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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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- 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...
- 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...
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