POEMS (fore-edge painting)
by Cowper, William
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London: For J. Johnson and Co, 1811. Octavo. Volume I only, depicting a fore-edge painting of a view of Hampstead from a footway near the great road-pond street. 438pp., bound in full red straight grained morocco decoratively framed in gilt with corner flourishes in blind, decorative gilt turn ins, spine and all edges gilt. A bit of sunning to spine otherwise a very nice copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014719
- Title
- POEMS (fore-edge painting)
- Author
- Cowper, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- For J. Johnson and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1811
- Keywords
- Fore-edge Painting
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....