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ATALANTA IN CALYDON A TRAGEDY
by ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
LONDON: JOHN CAMDEN HOTTEN, 1866 Original blue cloth boards with gilt titles to spine. 175 x 110 mm approx. Original grey made end papers. xiv +130 pp. Attributed as Poetry the work is written as a play with list of persons and introductory argument. First edition dated 1866 to title page and tail of spine. Good (Book- moderate shelf rubbing - mainly colour loss only and soiling including dulling of cloth around tail of spine from liquid spillage with associated light tide mark to gutter region of front paste down. End papers cracked and a few signatures strained where glue has failed but mull and sewing sound. Book plate of Adolphus William Ward Master of Peterhouse to front paste down and later family book plate to front free end paper. A few light foxing spots to title page). Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale.
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- Bookseller
- booksonlinebrighton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 121326
- Title
- ATALANTA IN CALYDON A TRAGEDY
- Author
- ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- JOHN CAMDEN HOTTEN
- Place of Publication
- LONDON
- Date Published
- 1866
- Keywords
- A C Swinburne, Atalanta In Calydon A Tragedy, Poetry, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Peterhouse Cambridge, Books on line Brighton,
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