Poems
by Kingsley, Charles
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
-
Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1856. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Hardcover in brown cloth decorated in blindstamp and with spine lettered in gilt. 284 pp. with 12 pp. publisher's list inserted between the rear freee endpaper and the rear pastedown. A tight, fine example. This collection not published in England. It contains the verse play "The Saint's Tragedy: The True Story Of Elizabeth Of Hungary" including the author's notes to each of the acts; "Miscellaneous Poems", and "Ballads"
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E16697
- Title
- Poems
- Author
- Kingsley, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Ticknor and Fields
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1856
- Keywords
- poetry, poems, plays, hungary, st elizabeth, verse, poets
Terms of Sale
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
TRACKING AND INSURANCE AT OPTION OF BUYER. ON UNINSURED ITEMS, OUR RESPONSIBILITY ENDS WITH PROOF OF SHIPPING---NO EXCEPTIONS! Books are returnable if misdescribed; we must be notified within 48 hours of receipt if making a return. We conform to accepted ABAA grading. "First edition" means "first printing" unless noted; if it doesn't say it has a jacket then it doesn't; faults such as ownership signatures, price clipping, etc. will be noted in the listing. Member ABAA, ILAB, ABNJ.
About the Seller
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
Biblio member since 2005
Bordentown, New Jersey
About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).
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- Cloth
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- Tight
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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- Blindstamp
- A blindstamp is a stamped impression, usually an image, logo, words, or design on the cover or spine of a book, without color or...
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