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The Course Of Time
de Robert Pollok
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Aceptable
- Librería
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
William Blackwood & Sons, 1872. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1872. New Edition. 297 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. B&W illustrations throughout.Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper and half title page. Both hinges cracked. Some gutter cracking. Some pages mildly dogeared. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with small splits to spine ends. Notable tanning to spine, with insect damage and soiling to boards.
Sinopsis
The Course of Time is a ten-book poem in blank verse, first published in 1827. It was the last published and most famous work of Scottish poet Robert Pollok. The first edition of the poem sold 12,000 copies, and by its fourth edition it had sold 78,000 copies and become well known even in North America. Pollok himself died in September 1827, only a few months after the poem was published.
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Detalles
- Librería
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 1716395979DPB
- Título
- The Course Of Time
- Autor
- Robert Pollok
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Aceptable
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- William Blackwood & Sons
- Fecha de publicación
- 1872
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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....
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- 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...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
