{"product_id":"1863-the-book-of-common-prayer-full-velvet-binding-gauffered-edges-brass-clasp-copy","title":"William Habington's Castara; Full Morocco Leather with Gilt Gauffered Edges","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis beautiful antique edition of \u003cspan\u003eHabington's Castara\u003c\/span\u003e features a full Morocco leather binding with embossed decoration to the boards and spine. The spine features five raised bands and the gilt text block edges feature\u003cspan\u003e a striking Gauffered pattern. Gauffering describes the act of applying a patterned decoration to the text block edges of a book. The book itself is undated but there is a written inscription inside dated 1894. I would estimate the book to be a bit earlier than this. This edition was originally published in 1812. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book features a renowned collection of 17th century love poems and character sketches written by the English poet William Habington. The work was a tribute to his wife, whom he idealized under the name Castara. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is in very good condition, with light wear to the corners and spine edges\/end. This has caused some loss to the surface of the leather, most noticeably to the raised bands and front joint. The top edge of the text block is a little dulled. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eInside, there are marbled endpapers and a written inscription on one of the preliminary blank pages. The pages show age toning and heavy foxing throughout.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions approximately 16.6cm x 10.8cm x 3cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book will arrive hand wrapped in patterned wallpaper and ribbon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI use a range of eco friendly, 100% recyclable jiffy bags and boxes, and whenever possible I use brown paper tape. The green bubble wrap is oxo-degradable and the clear bubble wrap is 100% recyclable. I also reuse boxes when I feel it's appropriate (if the boxes are sturdy enough).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Vintage Bookworm UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57243169751413,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0539\/9271\/8525\/files\/828A5DF8-85DB-4AE6-A882-970A34911EBD.jpg?v=1780411134","url":"https:\/\/thevintagebookworm.co.uk\/products\/1863-the-book-of-common-prayer-full-velvet-binding-gauffered-edges-brass-clasp-copy","provider":"The Vintage Bookworm UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}