Old World Idylls and Other Verses
by DOBSON, Austin
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London.Kegan Paul, Trench & Co. 1889. Hardcover. 16mo. 16cm, 9th edition, x,252p.,frontis, on laid paper, notes, original olive green cloth, beveledboards, gilt spine and cover titles, rubricated title page, t.e.g.,others deckled, some slight edge wear, very good condition (Lt). ~"This selection is based upon one published at New York in 1880. With afew exceptions, the pieces are chosen from 'Vignettes in Rhyme', 1873,and 'Proverbs in Porcelain', 1877'. Both volumes are out of print."(Dobson). The frontis and endpiece are bookplates of Austin Dobson.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC) (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35867
- Title
- Old World Idylls and Other Verses
- Author
- DOBSON, Austin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- London.Kegan Paul, Trench & Co. 1889
- Keywords
- ENGLISH LITERATURE POETRY POEMS DOBSON
Terms of Sale
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Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
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Ottawa, Ontario
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