The Comic Poems of Thomas Hood
by Thomas Hood
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : E. Moxon, Son, & Co, 1876. Leather. Very Good. 7" by 5". Not Stated. A richly illustrated volume of Thomas Hood's comic poems. A new and complete edition of the comic poems of Thomas Hood, with a preface by Thomas Hood the Younger. This volume has been enriched with the addition of a large number of highly humorous illustrations. The volume of The Serious Poems of Thomas Hood completes his works. Thomas Hood was an English poet, author and humourist best know for his works The Bridge of Sighs and The Song of the Shirt, writing regularly for The London Magazine and Punch. With thirty three plates. Collated, complete. In full morocco. Externally, smart with some light rubbing to the spine Previous owner bookplate to the page after the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 845B70
- Title
- The Comic Poems of Thomas Hood
- Author
- Thomas Hood
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- E. Moxon, Son, & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1876
- Size
- 7" by 5"
- Keywords
- The Comic Poems of Thomas Hood thomas hood poetry comic thomas hood
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Spine
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- New
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- Bookplate
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.