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The National and Humorous Prose Tales of Thomas Hood
by Hood, Thomas
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London / Glasgow: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. / Morison, Thomas D.. Hardcover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. No date but c. 1888. Two volumes in one: National Tales and Humorous Tales, both scarce titles. Burgundy cloth with gilt titling and decoration to spine. Top page edges untrimmed, a few unopened including title. 496 pp + 15 pp publisher's ads. Light wear and fading to cloth but an attractive copy. Browning to paper and offsetting to endpapers. Contents clean without bookplates, inscriptions or other markings. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Thomas Hood (1799-1845) was an English poet, humourist, publisher and editor. Though he was known for his humour, Hood also depicted the working conditions of the poor in poems such as 'Song of the Shirt', 'Song of the Labourer' and 'Bridge of Sighs'. William Michael Rossetti called him "the finest English poet" between the generations of Shelley and Tennyson. Heavy/oversize book. U.K. postage at default charge but oversea buyers may be asked for a little extra. Enquiries welcome. All items professionally packed, sent tracked and/or signed-for, and insured.
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- Bookseller
- Bath and West Books (PBFA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005586
- Title
- The National and Humorous Prose Tales of Thomas Hood
- Author
- Hood, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. / Morison, Thomas D.
- Place of Publication
- London / Glasgow
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- English Literature; Fiction; Nineteenth Century Writers; Poems of the Working Classes; Romantic Poet
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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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