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Poems Upon Several Occasions
by John Pomfret
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: James Schofield, 1755. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 6" by 4". None. A beautifully rebound edition of the lovely poems of John Pomfret, including his best known 'The Choice'. A selection of the poems of John Pomfret.Containing 'The Choice', 'Love Triumphant Over Reason', 'Cruelty and Lust', 'On the Divine Attributes', 'A Prospect of Death', and 'On the Conflagration and Last Judgement'.Pomfret was an English poet and clergyman.With an account of Pomfret's life and writings.The eleventh edition of this work.Rebound in a modern quarter crushed morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards, with new endpapers.Bound without the frontispiece. Rebound in a modern quarter crushed morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean with just a couple of odd spots. Offsetting to the title page. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 744P3
- Title
- Poems Upon Several Occasions
- Author
- John Pomfret
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- James Schofield
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1755
- Size
- 6" by 4"
- Keywords
- Poems Upon Several Occasions john pomfret poetry the choice john pomfret cruelty and lust a prospect of death
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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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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- Morocco
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- Marbled Paper
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- Title Page
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- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
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