Christmas with the Poets A Collection of Songs, Carols, and Descriptive Verses, Relating to the Festival of Christmas from the Anglo-Norman Period to the Present Time Embellished with Fifty-three Tinted Illustrations by Birket Foster And With Initial Letters and Ornaments [First Edition Thus Publisher s Gilt Cloth Binding Effectively Disbound]

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Published by London: Bell & Daldy, 1862

London: Bell & Daldy, 1862, First Edition Thus. Publisher s cloth binding, heavily decorated in gilt, to the front board, gilt titles to the spine, page edges gilt. One of those bindings with dried glue to the page edges, pages therefore starting to detach. Sold as disbound. Pagination: x, [ii], 291pp Provenance: inscribed to the front. Approximately 9 ½ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles, slightly faded, folded to the top and base. Joints good condition rubbed and worn. Corners good condition bumped and worn. Boards good condition gilt decoration to the cloth and a centre white rectangle also titled and decorated in gilt. Page edges good condition all edges gilt, some standing proud. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound. Paste downs good condition yellow. End papers good condition yellow. Title good condition tanned and foxed. Pages good condition tanned, illustrated, pages becoming or actually detached as glue has dried. Binding good condition attractive. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1862 Binding: Hardback. Seller Inventory # ABE-1708637924386

Bibliographic Details

Title: Christmas with the Poets A Collection of ...
Publisher: London: Bell & Daldy
Publication Date: 1862
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Edition: 1st Edition