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The Life of Percy Bysshe Shelley (2 vols)
by Dowden, Edward
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Hay on Wye, Powys, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Kegan Paul, Trench and Co., 1886. Book. Very Good. Maroon Cloth Gilt. First Edition. pp. xv, 554; vii, 586 with 8 plates & 3 fold out facsimile sheets of the dedication to The Revolt of Islam. Text-block edges untrimmed. No previous owner names, text clean & bindings secure. Spines a little soiled, sunned & rubbed at edges. Heavy set (will require additional postage)..
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- Bookseller
- The Poetry Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Z121811
- Title
- The Life of Percy Bysshe Shelley (2 vols)
- Author
- Dowden, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Kegan Paul, Trench and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1886
- Keywords
- poetry romantic 19th criticism biography
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About the Seller
The Poetry Bookshop
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Hay on Wye, Powys
About The Poetry Bookshop
The Poetry Bookshop is situated in the UK booktown of Hay on Wye on the Welsh borders. It is the ONLY second-hand Bookshop in the UK devoted entirely to Poetry.We stock :- Antiquarian, Modern, Scholarly, Small & Private Press books, Poetry in translation and bilingual texts, Beat Poetry, War Poetry, Illustrated Poetry, Biography, Women's poetry, Old & Middle English, Humourous Poetry, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Love poetry, Anthologies, Criticism Back issue Magazines and much more.Visit our website www.poetrybookshop.com or telephone/E-mail us with details of your request.BOOKSEARCH SERVICE We offer a free no obligation service contact us by phone or email and we will let you know when we locate a copy.The Poetry Bookshop was opened in Hay in the 1970's by Anne Stevenson and Michael Farley. Alan Halsey ran it from 1980 to the late 90's and the present owners Chris & Melanie Prince took over in 1998.In 2000 the shop moved to its present location The Ice House in Brook Street. For anyone who is familar with Hay it runs parallel with Broad Street where the shop used to be. We are almost back to back with our old shopSHOP OPENING HOURS Monday - Saturday 11am - 5pmCLOSED ON SUNDAYS PLEASE NOTE In winter opening times can vary so we suggest if you are making a special journey it's best to contact us first.
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Soiled
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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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...