The Task
by Cowper, William
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: John Sharpe, 1825. [8], 220pp. Full stamped calf, raised flat bands, spine in four panels, with title to second panel, author to third, other two panels gilt, covers with stamped panel, with volute and fern headcorner and side pieces, all edges marbled with marbled endpapers. Rubbed to extremities, small split to foot of front outer joint but holding well. Some light browning internally, occasional spotting, engravings browned to edges, previous owner's name to ffep, Bourn booksellers ticker to front pastedown. Reprint. Full Calf. Good. 24mo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Temple Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000949
- Title
- The Task
- Author
- Cowper, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- John Sharpe
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1825
- Keywords
- Noisbn, Binding, Cowper, Poetry
- Size
- 24mo
Terms of Sale
Temple Rare Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Temple Rare Books
Biblio member since 2012
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Temple Rare Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.