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Thomas Middleton (2 Volume set)
by Middleton, Thomas; Havelock Ellis; Agermon Charles Swinburne
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London: T.Fisher Unwin/Vizetelly and Co, 1890. Small Octavo. In two volumes. portrait frontispieces. Published in the Mermaid series and includes: Vol. I. Thomas Middleton with an introduction by A.C. Swinburne--A trick to catch the old one, --the Changling--a Chaste maid in Cheapside---Women beware women; Vol. II. editied by Havelock Ellis, Preface--The roaring girl--the witch--a fair quarrel--the mayor of Queenborough--the widow. Both volumes bound in 3/4 red morocco over marbled paper covered boards with matching endpapers and all edges in matching marble. raised bands with compartmrnts fully decorated in gilt, brown morocco spine label gilt. A very good set with mior spots of rubbing.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 028990
- Title
- Thomas Middleton (2 Volume set)
- Author
- Middleton, Thomas; Havelock Ellis; Agermon Charles Swinburne
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- T.Fisher Unwin/Vizetelly and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1890
- Bookseller catalogs
- English Literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Alcuin Books located in Old Town Scottsdale is a store with 15,000 serious books for the collector or scholar. We have ample parking in front of the store for those who wish to browse our holdings.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
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