The Serious Poems of Thomas Hood (with a Preface By Thomas Hood the younger),A New and Complete Edition
by Hood, Thomas
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Ward Lock and Co. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. The Companion Volume to "Comic Poems". Completely Revised, Larger in size and richer in content than any previous edition. Frontis is a full page B&W Illustration titled "No Parish Money or Loaf! No Pauper Badges for Me!" Protected by Tissue Guard. 7 Other Illustrations, one loose. Top Page Edges dull gilt. 576 Pages. Green cloth cover with black decoration and bright gilt lettering to front & spine. Bevelled edges. Previous owner's name pencilled on endpaper. A little foxing, mainly to endpapers and plate margins. Most text pages clean. Some wear to spine ends and corners. From the collection of Mary Jackson, Drury Lane Actress, recently deceased aged 101. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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- Bookseller
- Cornish Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003731
- Title
- The Serious Poems of Thomas Hood (with a Preface By Thomas Hood the younger),A New and Complete Edition
- Author
- Hood, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ward Lock and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- POETRY/ENGLISH
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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About the Seller
Cornish Books
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Penzance, Cornwall
About Cornish Books
Online Bookseller since 2008, in Penzance, Cornwall.We are a small family business and offer a personal service.Always in stock is a good selection of Cornish Interest Books.
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- Gilt
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- 12mo
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- Cloth
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