London: John Murray. Used - Very Good. 1833. Leather. 12mo. 335 pp. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Some shelf wear and scuffing to boards, with chipping and rubbing to head of spine. Bookplate to front pastedown. Light foxing and toning to pages which remain otherwise clean and unmarked. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition. (Subject: Poetry.)

Reviews

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

Details

Bookseller: Powell's Bookstores Chicago (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: Q22469
Title: The Works of Lord Byron: Vol. XVI
Author: Lord Byron, George Gordon & Thomas More
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: London: John Murray

Terms of Sale

Powell's Bookstores Chicago

All orders subject to previous sale. Domestic Standard ships USPS Bound Printed Matter; Domestic Expedited ships UPS Ground; International ships via Air courier. All orders over $200.00 upgraded to UPS Ground without additional charge.

About the Seller

Powell's Bookstores Chicago

This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Biblio member since 2005

Chicago, Illinois

Ask Seller a Question

About Powell's Bookstores Chicago

Used, rare and out-of-print titles, specializing in academic and scholarly books. Independent bookstores in Chicago since 1970

Glossary

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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...
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...
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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....
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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...