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Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold
de Matthew Arnold
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- Estado
- Very Good Indeed
- Librería
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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London: Macmillan and Co. , 1913. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5" . Not Stated . A lovely copy of the collected poetical works of Matthew Arnold, in a Lancing College school prize binding signed Bickers & Son. A later printing of this work collecting the poetical works of Matthew Arnold. Victorian poet and cultural critic, Arnold was mainly known for his work educating readers on contemporary social issues. Including early and later poems, sonnets, narrative, lyric, dramatic, and elegiac poems. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece portrait of the author.In a smart half morocco binding signed Bickers & Son, Lancing College prize binding awarded to F. M. G. Bannes for form prize upper fourth on S. Nicolas' Day in 1916. In a half morocco binding over cloth covered boards, gilt titles to the spine and gilt lining to the boards, 'Beati Mundo Corde' gilt embossing to the front board. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear and a minor scuffing to the rear board. School prize bookplate to the front pastedown, dated 1916. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to the fore edge, not affecting the leaves that are otherwise bright and clean. Illustrated with a frontispiece. Very Good Indeed
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- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 806A7
- Título
- Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold
- Autor
- Matthew Arnold
- Ilustrador
- Not Stated
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Leather
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good Indeed
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Macmillan and Co.
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1913
- Tamaño
- 7.5" by 5"
- Palabras clave
- matthew Arnold prize binding poetical works prize binding
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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...
