Percy : Prelate and Poet with a Preface By Sir George Douglas, Bart
by Gaussen, Alice C C
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
Item Price
€25.22€17.66
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About This Item
London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1908. Thomas Percy (1729 -1811) was Bishop of Dromore, previous to this was chaplain to George III. Percy's greatest contribution is considered to be his Reliques of Ancient English Poetry (1765), the first of the great ballad collections, which was the one work which led to the ballad revival and the romantic movement in English poetry. His Reliques highlighted the traditions and folklore of England seen as simpler time. CONDITION Blue ribbed cloth with gilt title, pp xii [2] 324 with 8 illus plates. Bottom front cnr bumped, has been in a damp envirnment at some point with water mark top rear cnr and some other stains, some toning internally. Mostly bright copy, a little loose. Overweight. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariel Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16637
- Title
- Percy : Prelate and Poet with a Preface By Sir George Douglas, Bart
- Author
- Gaussen, Alice C C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1908
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Biography & Autobiography;
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