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Favorite Poems

Favorite Poems

Favorite Poems
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Favorite Poems

by [ANTHOLOGY]

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Boston: Lee and Shepard, Publishers, 1883. Three-quarter leather bound. Very good. Miss L.B. HUMPHREY. [ANTHOLOGY]. Designs by Miss L.B. Humphrey.

[Anthology]:
ADAMS, Sarah Flower. Nearer, My God, to Thee.
KNOX, William. Oh, Why Should the Spirit of Mortal Be Proud?
LYTE, Henry Francis. Abide With Me.
TOPLADY, Augustus Montague. Rock of Ages.
HEMANS, Felicia. The Breaking Waves Dashed High.
BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett. He Giveth His Beloved Sleep.
PAYNE, John Howard. Home Sweet Home.
TENNYSON, Alfred. Ring Out, Wild Bells.

8vo; [272]pp; three-quarters bound in brown calf with marbled boards, 4 banded spine with the title "Favorite Poems" gilt-stamped; marbled endpapers; all edges gilt; thick creamy stock; lacking a general title page, each poem with its own title page; printed recto only; profusely engraved; rubbing and chipping to board, a few spots, split to paper over hinges but holding; very good. A custom anthology of poetry. Most are well-known hymns, all published by Lee and Shepard, all designs by Miss L.B. Humphrey, and engravings by John and George Andrews of Boston.

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Bookseller
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Title
Favorite Poems
Author
[ANTHOLOGY]
Illustrator
Miss L.B. HUMPHREY
Format/Binding
Three-quarter leather bound
Book Condition
Used - Very good
Quantity Available
1
Publisher
Lee and Shepard, Publishers
Place of Publication
Boston
Date Published
1883

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Title Page
A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Chipping
A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
Marbled boards
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Calf
Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
Rubbing
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The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.

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