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The Garland of New Poetry by Various Writers. [Edited by Laurence Binyon, who also contributes the design for the cover and two poems]
by VICTOR PLARR contributes nine poems to the anthology
Edition: 1st Edition
Book condition: Very Good
Book Description
Elkin Mathews, London, 1899. First edition. Small 8vo. Patterned boards, slightly water-stained at top edges and worn at head and foot of spine. Front endpaper hinge tender and one section joint cracked. Some slight fox-spotting and endpapers browned.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good.boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
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. Also known as the back.
cracked : In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate, revealing the stitching or binding underneath.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
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hinge : The portion of a book near the spine that is intended to flex to allow the book to open.
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Book Details
- The Garland of New Poetry by Various Writers. [Edited by Laurence Binyon, who also contributes the design for the cover and two poems] by VICTOR PLARR contributes nine poems to the anthology
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Bookseller: Clearwater Books
(GB)
- Bookseller Inventory #: 17941
- Title: The Garland of New Poetry by Various Writers. [Edited by Laurence Binyon, who also contributes the design for the cover and two poems]
- Author: VICTOR PLARR contributes nine poems to the anthology
- Format/binding: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good
- Edition: 1st Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Elkin Mathews, London
- Date published: 1899
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