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The Poems of Robert Herrick
by Herrick, Robert
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good, blue boards (some bumping at edges), no d/j, gilt spine decoration and titling fair but rubbed; pages tight and unmarked b
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Grant Richards, 1902. 1st thus. hardback. Good, blue boards (some bumping at edges), no d/j, gilt spine decoration and titling fair but rubbed; pages tight and unmarked but foxing on edges and endpapers.. 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_"" x 4""). World's Classics series XVI: Robert Herrick (1591Ð1674) was a 17th-century English lyric poet and cleric. He is best known for Hesperides. This includes the carpe diem poem ""To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time"", with the first line ""Gather ye rosebuds while ye may"".
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC72119
- Title
- The Poems of Robert Herrick
- Author
- Herrick, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good, blue boards (some bumping at edges), no d/j, gilt spine decoration and titling fair but rubbed; pages tight and unmarked b
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Grant Richards
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1902
- Pages
- 402
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- poetry, anthology, pocket, Herrick
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_\"\" x 4\"\")
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