Night Thoughts on Life, Death and Immortality by the late Dr. Young, to which are added The Life of the Author, with a Compleat Index and Glossary by G. Wright Esq
by YOUNG, Edward
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London. Printed for J.& F. Rivington et al. 1787. Hardcover. 12mo, 17.5cm, xi,347p., copper engraved frontis plate and engraved title page with vignette, glossary, index, contemporary full calf, gilt decorated spine, front cover detached and re glued, spine title label wanting, binding edges worn and lower spine chipped, a good copy internally clean and sound (ds1). ~ The best known work of English poet, Edward Young (1683 1765) first published in 1742. "If he did not invent melancolia and moonlight' in literature, he did much to spread the fashionable taste for them." (Ency. Britannia, 1911).
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- Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
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- Title
- Night Thoughts on Life, Death and Immortality by the late Dr. Young, to which are added The Life of the Author, with a Compleat Index and Glossary by G. Wright Esq
- Author
- YOUNG, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- London. Printed for J.& F. Rivington et al. 1787
- Keywords
- ENGLISH LITERATURE MELANCOLIA MACHARBE POETRY DEATH DYING YOUNG
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- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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....
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
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