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The Temple. Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations
by HERBERT, George (1593–1633)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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About This Item
London: Elliot Stock, 1876. First edition, thus. Full Leather. Very good. Being a facsimile reprint of the first edition / with an introduction by Rev. Alexander B. Grosart. 12mo., (18cm). Panelled black morocco, with floral blind stamped border. Five raised bands. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers, inside gilt dentelles. Matching gilt blocked decorations of acorns and oak leaves to spine compartments and covers. Facsimile of the 1633 University of Cambridge first edition. xvi, 192, [3], index. Some tanning to pages at margins - seems to be a recurring issue with some Stock editions - joints rubbed, slight crack to front inner hinge. No ownership marks or annotations. No limitation, but a scarce Elliot Stock facsimile edition with no other copies listed online as of May, '23.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00005560
- Title
- The Temple. Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations
- Author
- HERBERT, George (1593–1633)
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Elliot Stock
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1876
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- victorian,facsimile,limited
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature and modern firsts;
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- 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...
- 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....
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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