Poems
by Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$1,160.94NZ$1,044.85
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Robert Riviere & Son Ltd., c1900. Leather. Near Fine. 6" by 4". None. A smartly bound collection of poetry from Percy Bysshe Shelley. With portrait frontispiece. A collection of poetry, including works such as: Hymn to Intellectual Beauty, Song of Proserpine, To a Skylark, Ode to the West Wind, Ozymandias, Adonais, and Hymn of Apollo. Written by Percy Bysshe Shelley, a British writer considered one of the major English Romantic poets, whose recognition and fame grew steadily following his death. His works were an important influence on the subsequent generations of poets including Browning, Swinburne, Hardy, and Yeats. Bound by Riviere & Son, London. In the original full blue calf. Externally, very smart with light sunning to the spine and a small mark to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Bound by Riviere & Son, London. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 880T8
- Title
- Poems
- Author
- Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Robert Riviere & Son Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- c1900
- Size
- 6" by 4"
- Keywords
- Poems Percy Bysshe Shelley Shelley Riviere Percy Bysshe Shelley
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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