George Crabbe's Poetical Works: Preface to the Tales [with a] Life by A. C. Cunningham, Esq. and Illustrations
by Crabbe, George; Cunningham, Allan
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Charles Daly, 1892. Cloth. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Attractively bound copy of the poetical works of English poet, surgeon, and clergyman, George Crabbe (1754-1832) with a life by Allan Cunningham and illustrations. Olive green cloth with intricate gilt decoration to upper and lower boards and spine. Fading to spine but still attractive and titling still legible. All edges gilt: bright with minimal dust-soiling to top. xvi, 523 pp + 8 pp publisher's ads. Portrait frontispiece and numerous engraved plates, all with tissue-guards, only one of which is detached. Light yellow endpapers; front free endpaper missing. 1851? ink inscription to front blank. Age-toning to paper, particularly to margins of plates but illustrations themselves are clean. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. An attractive copy with beautiful engraved illustrations. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.
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- Bookseller
- Bath and West Books (PBFA) (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005793
- Title
- George Crabbe's Poetical Works: Preface to the Tales [with a] Life by A. C. Cunningham, Esq. and Illustrations
- Author
- Crabbe, George; Cunningham, Allan
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Daly
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1892
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Keywords
- Fine & Decorative Bindings; Poetry; Illustrated
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About the Seller
Bath and West Books (PBFA)
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Bath, Somerset
About Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Bath and West Books is an online/mail order business owned by Jo West and based just outside the city of Bath. I have been dealing in antiquarian and secondhand books since 2003 and I buy and sell books on a wide variety of subjects with particular interests in Literature and Poetry, The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Modern Firsts, History, Politics, Children's and Illustrated Books, Travel, Art, Fine Bindings, Literary Sets, the Folio Society and anything unusual and interesting. Please visit www.BathandWestBooks.co.uk for further information. You can also follow us at Twitter.com/BathWestBooks.
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