ITALY,; a poem
by ROGERS, Samuel
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Lanesborough, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
London: T. Cadell, Strand; Jennings and Chaplin, E. Moxon, 1830. First Edition, thus. JMW Turner. 8vo, pp. 284. With 48 engraved illustrations: 25 after JMW Turner and 19 after Stothard. Bound in later 19th century full morocco with elaborate gilt ruled border on the covers and the spine in panels. (some minor rubbing at tips). Pecil notations on the front flyleaf. AEG. A near fine copy. See Pine-Coffin 830/4. Samuel Rogers (1763 - 1855) was an English poet, during his lifetime one of the most celebrated of his time. Out of his tours of the Continent arose his last and longest work, Italy. The first part was published anonymously in 1822; the second, with his name attached, in 1828. It was at first a failure, but Rogers was determined to make it a success. He enlarged and revised the poem, and commissioned illustrations from J.M.W. Turner, Thomas Stothard and Samuel Prout. These were engraved on steel in the sumptuous edition of 1830. The book then proved a great success,
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- Bookseller
- Second Life Books Inc
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47540
- Title
- ITALY,; a poem
- Author
- ROGERS, Samuel
- Illustrator
- JMW Turner
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, thus
- Publisher
- T. Cadell, Strand; Jennings and Chaplin, E. Moxon
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1830
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Glossary
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- AEG
- All Edges Gilt. Describes a book in which the top, fore edge and bottom of the outside of the pages are decorated with gold...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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