The Diaries
by Allingham, William [Edited by H. Allingham & D. Radford]
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London: The Folio Society. 1990. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. An excellent copy. Near Fine condition in a Very Good slipcase. Green cloth boards with gilt decoration to face and spine. Black & white illustrations. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 351pages. William Allingham was an Irish poet, diarist and editor. He wrote several volumes of lyric verse, and his poem 'The Faeries' was much anthologised; but he is better known for his posthumously published Diary, in which he records his lively encounters with Tennyson, Carlyle and other writers and artists. Apart from some minor corrections and alterations in presentation, the diary is published here in its entirety. The introduction comes from the Penguin edition of 1985. . 1st thus. Hardback.
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- Bookseller
- Adelaide Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIB183756
- Title
- The Diaries
- Author
- Allingham, William [Edited by H. Allingham & D. Radford]
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used -
- Edition
- 1st thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1990
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