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The Course of Time

The Course of Time

The Course of Time

The Course of Time

by Pollok, Robert

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Philadelphia: Lippincott. Hardcover. Published Philadelphia: Lippincott, no date (1880's). Brick red cloth with gilt cover design and lettering, elaborate gilt spine design. 286 pages plus plates. Text framed within red borders. Two small period newspaper clippings glued to front pastedown. Light wear at the heel and crown, but a very attractive, very good plus copy.. Hard. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo.

Synopsis

The Course of Time is a ten-book poem in blank verse, first published in 1827. It was the last published and most famous work of Scottish poet Robert Pollok. The first edition of the poem sold 12,000 copies, and by its fourth edition it had sold 78,000 copies and become well known even in North America. Pollok himself died in September 1827, only a few months after the poem was published.

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Bookseller
The Wild Muse US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
001507
Title
The Course of Time
Author
Pollok, Robert
Format/Binding
Book Condition
Used - Very Good Plus
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Lippincott
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Keywords
POETRY POEMS 1800'S
Bookseller catalogs
Poetry;

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Heel
The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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....
Jacket
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Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Cloth
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