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The triumphs of temper; a poem. In six cantos
by HAYLEY, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1781. xii, 166pp. With a half-title. Without final advertisement leaf. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities worn, joints split, boards held by cords only, loss to head and foot of spine, lettering-piece, and bumped corners. Inked gift inscription to half-title: ' Miss Patison / from / Margaret Pringle 1789 / Leith Links', lightly spotted. The second edition, printed in the same year as the first, of William Hayley's (1745-1820) most significant work, a didactic allegorical poem, composed in rhyming couplets, designed to teach young women the virtues of possessing a pleasant nature. The work ran through in excess of ten editions by the turn of the century. ESTC T1746.. Second edition. Quarto.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ21052
- Title
- The triumphs of temper; a poem. In six cantos
- Author
- HAYLEY, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Second edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for J. Dodsley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1781
- Keywords
- Poetry, Verse
- Size
- Quarto
Terms of Sale
Antiquates Ltd
Antiquates Ltd was established by Tom Lintern-Mole in 2007; we travel far and wide to buy, sell, and advise on rare books and manuscripts.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
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We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
About the Seller
Antiquates Ltd
Biblio member since 2008
Wareham, Dorset
About Antiquates Ltd
Mail Order and Internet, but in normal times we have an antiquarian bookshop in the Dorset countryside.
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Marbled boards
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...