HENRY KIRKE WHITE'S POETICAL WORKS AND REMAINS BOUND WITH THE PLEASURES OF HOPE, GERTRUDE OF WYOMING, AND OTHER POEMS BY THOMAS CAMPBELL
by Southey, Robert & White, Henry Kirke and Campbell, Thomas
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson & Sons. Very Good. 1853. First Edition. Hardcover. Nm- / Vg+; Crimson full calf with attractive gilt floral decoration, five raised panels with gilt decorations in each panel, a little rubbed at edges, all page edges gilt. A lovely copy and scarce. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 452. pages .
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- Bookseller
- Luis Porretta Fine Arts
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15422
- Title
- HENRY KIRKE WHITE'S POETICAL WORKS AND REMAINS BOUND WITH THE PLEASURES OF HOPE, GERTRUDE OF WYOMING, AND OTHER POEMS BY THOMAS CAMPBELL
- Author
- Southey, Robert & White, Henry Kirke and Campbell, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson & Sons
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1853
- Keywords
- Poetry, First Edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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About the Seller
Luis Porretta Fine Arts
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Nanaimo, British Columbia
About Luis Porretta Fine Arts
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- Edges
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- First Edition
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