1817. COLERIDGE, S[amuel] T[aylor]. Sibylline Leaves: A Collection of Poems. Full diced calf, blind and gilt borders, raised spine bands, elaborate gilt compartments, red morocco spine label, inner gilt dentelles, all edges marbled. London: Rest Fenner, 1817. First edition. Wise, Coleridge, 45. Shepherd, pp. 48-9. Professionally rebacked with original spine laid down, very old waterstain to exterior leaves, faint scattered foxing, else a very good copy housed in custom marbled paper covered slipcase.

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Bookseller: George S. MacManus Company (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 71938
Title: Sibylline Leaves: A Collection of Poems
Author: COLERIDGE, S[amuel] T[aylor]
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Date Published: 1817
Keywords: LITX

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Marbled Paper: Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
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...
Spine Label: The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
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...
Rebacked: having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
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Calf: Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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...
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...
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