The fisher boy. A poem, Comprising his several avocations, during the four seasons of the year
by H. C. [IRELAND, William Henry]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed for Vernor, Hood & Sharpe, [1808]. vi, 116pp. With an engraved title page and a further four engraved plates. [Together with:] IRELAND, W[illiam] H[enry]. The sailor-boy. A poem, in four cantos: Illustrative of the navy of great britain. London. Printed for Sherwood, Neely, & Jones, 1822. viii, 208pp. With an engraved frontispiece and a further four engraved plates. 12mo. Uniformly bound in contemporary green half-calf, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled boards, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed. Booksellers tickets to both FEPs of Weymouth based printed and binder John Commins, early inked ownership inscriptions to FFEPs. Following the revelation of his Shakespeare forgeries, and the publication of his Confessions... (London, 1805), William Henry Ireland (1775-1835) produced a plethora of works under numerous pseudonyms. The two present works are attempts at popular pieces in imitation of Robert Bloomfield's immensely successful pastoral poem The Farmer's Boy (London, 1796); both initially issued by Bloomfield's publisher in an intentionally similar format and style. . First edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ15267
- Title
- The fisher boy. A poem, Comprising his several avocations, during the four seasons of the year
- Author
- H. C. [IRELAND, William Henry]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for Vernor, Hood & Sharpe
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1808]
- Keywords
- Poetry, Verse
Terms of Sale
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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.
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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.
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Antiquates Ltd
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Wareham, Dorset
About Antiquates Ltd
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- Title Page
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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- Edges
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