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Poems
by George Crabbe
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$314.38NZ$282.95
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About This Item
London: J. Hatchard, 1808. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5". None. An early edition of this collection of poems from noted poet, George Crabbe. The second edition of the work. With the bookplate of Toft Hall, a 17th century house in Toft, Cheshire. A collection of poems by George Crabbe. Containing 'The Village', 'The Parish Register', 'The Library', 'The Newspaper', 'The Birth of Flattery', 'Reflections Upon the Subject', 'Sir Eustace Grey', 'The Hall of Justice', and 'Woman!'. Crabbe was a clergyman, who's works described the lives of working class life and poverty. He was good friends with author and statesman Edmund Burke, and Burke was the one to introduce him to the literary world in London. Though Burke he became the Chaplain to the Duke of Rutland. With this position he was exposed to the country and lower-class life, which was often the focus of his poetry and writings. Crabbe mostly worked in the form of heroic couplets, a favourite form for narrative and epic poetry, and used often by Chaucer and Alexander Pope. In a half calf binding with marbled boards. Externally smart with slight rubbing to the boards and extremities. Crack to tail of front joint. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with scattered spotting, heavier to the first and last few pages. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 743K10
- Title
- Poems
- Author
- George Crabbe
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. Hatchard
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1808
- Size
- 8.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- George Crabbe Poetry Leather Binding Poetry
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.