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Poems, Suggested Chiefly by Scenes in Asia-Minor, Syria, and Greece, with Prefaces Extracted from the Author's Journal. Embellished with Two Views . . . By the Late J. D. Carlyle
by [CARLYLE, SUSANNA MARIA, EDITOR]
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Original paper spine skillfully repaired; spine label almost gone; boards a little rubbed; but a fine copy in original state, en
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed by William Bulmer and Co., Shakespeare Printing Office; for John White, 1805, 1805. First and only edition. See Colbert, Women's Travel Writing, 1780-1840. Original paper spine skillfully repaired; spine label almost gone; boards a little rubbed; but a fine copy in original state, enclosed in a cloth clamshell case.. 4to, original tan paper spine and blue paper boards, printed paper label, untrimmed. Two aquatint engravings by R. Pollard. Eight page list of subscribers. Topographically inspired poetry about Turkey, Syria and Greece by Joseph Dacre Carlyle (1759-1804), posthumously edited by his sister Susanna Maria Carlyle (1752-1833), handsomely printed by William Bulmer and illustrated with two fine aquatints by the artist and engraver Robert Pollard (1755-1838). Susanna Maria Carlyle's role in this publication was essential and hence Benjamin Colbert recognizes her contribution in his bibliography of Women's Travel Writing. Small book labels of Ruari McLean and J. O. Edwards on the front paste-down.
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- The Brick Row Book Shop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28304
- Title
- Poems, Suggested Chiefly by Scenes in Asia-Minor, Syria, and Greece, with Prefaces Extracted from the Author's Journal. Embellished with Two Views . . . By the Late J. D. Carlyle
- Author
- [CARLYLE, SUSANNA MARIA, EDITOR]
- Format/Binding
- See Colbert, Women's Travel Writing, 1780-1840
- Book Condition
- Used - Original paper spine skillfully repaired; spine label almost gone; boards a little rubbed; but a fine copy in original state, en
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First and only edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Printed by William Bulmer and Co., Shakespeare Printing Office; for John White, 1805
- Date Published
- 1805
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The Brick Row Book Shop
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About The Brick Row Book Shop
The Brick Row Book Shop, founded in 1915, is one of the oldest antiquarian book firms in the United States. We're located a block from Union Square in downtown San Francisco, and are open by appointment Monday-Friday. The engraving by T. Diedricksen is of the Shop as it was shortly after its founding in New Haven, Connecticut.
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