Poems of William Wordsworth. Selected and Edited by Robert Aris Willmott. HANDSOMELY BOUND IN FULL PANELLED BROWN CALF.
by WORDSWORTH, William. Illustrated by Birket FOSTER, J. WOLF and John GILBERT. Engraved by The Brothers DALZIEL
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- Hardcover
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
1859. Routledge, Warnes & Routledge. London. 1859. First edition thus. Large 8vo. Very handsomely bound in full panelled brown calf, gilt. Gilt decorations to compartments of spine. Gilt decorative borders to boards. Inner dentelles, all page edges gilt. [xii], 387 pages. Engraved frontis. with tissue guard plus 99 illustrations by Birket Foster, J. Wolf and John Gilbert, all engraved by the famous Dalziel Brothers. Signs of wear to covers, contents foxed, bottom corner of last few pages worn otherwise a very beautifully produced volume of Wordsworth's poetry in a stunning binding.
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- Bookseller
- Addyman Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 82863
- Title
- Poems of William Wordsworth. Selected and Edited by Robert Aris Willmott. HANDSOMELY BOUND IN FULL PANELLED BROWN CALF.
- Author
- WORDSWORTH, William. Illustrated by Birket FOSTER, J. WOLF and John GILBERT. Engraved by The Brothers DALZIEL
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 1859
- Keywords
- POETRY wordsworth bindings dalziel brothers
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