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Lays of Ancient Rome with Ivry and The Armada
by Lord Macaulay
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1904. Leather. Good. 7" by 5". J R Weguelin. A new edition of Lord Macaulay's popular illustrated book of narrative poems. A new edition of this noted collection of pomes by Thomas Babington Macaulay. The illustrated edition. In prize binding from Wallasey Grammar School, with bookplate to front pastedown. Comprising a selection of narrative poems, four of which narrate heroic episodes from early Roman history, dealing with dramatic and tragic events. Ivry and The Armada were inspired by more recent history. Each poem is introduced with a short description of the legends they were inspired from. With an extensive Preface by the author. With forty one impressive illustrations by J. R. Weguelin. In full calf binding with five raised bands, gilt tooling to spine and extremities, school coats of arms to front board, gilt to edges, new marbled endpapers. Externally bumped to head and tail of spine, joints cracked, holding firm. Loss to head of spine, head of back strip with title label loosely inserted. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 859A9
- Title
- Lays of Ancient Rome with Ivry and The Armada
- Author
- Lord Macaulay
- Illustrator
- J R Weguelin
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1904
- Size
- 7" by 5"
- Keywords
- lord macaulay poetry lays of ancient rome new editions poetry
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Calf
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- Bookplate
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- Tail
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- Cracked
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- Spine
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- Edges
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- New
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- Raised Band(s)
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