Essays on the Greek Christian Poets and the English Poets
by Browning, Elizabeth Barrett
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good.
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: James Miller, Publisher, 1864. Full publisher's deluxe leather binding, with raised spine, marbled end-papers, all edges gilt and covers stamped with triple gold rules and elaborate decorative motif. 233 pages. Early printing of the first American edition. Issued as the fifth and final volume of the authors complete poetical works. Previous owner's name on blank prelim. Leather binding shows mild rubbing and some wear to outer joints. A clean, square, internally unmarked copy. Hinges still quite sound, no writing or underlining, and a still quite handsome shelf appearance. Very good. . First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good.. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015654
- Title
- Essays on the Greek Christian Poets and the English Poets
- Author
- Browning, Elizabeth Barrett
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good.
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- James Miller, Publisher
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1864
- Keywords
- Greek poetry -- History and Criticism; Christian literature, Early - History and Criticism; English poetry -- History and Criticism
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
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- First Edition
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- Edges
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- Rubbing
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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