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The Poetical Works of Nicholas Rowe. With the Life of the Author.
by ROWE, Nicholas
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Ex library - very good +
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London, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Edinburg: At the Apollo Press, by the Martins, 1781. Leatherbound. Ex library - very good +. Bell's Edition. The Poets of Great Britain Complete From Chaucer to Churchill. xlviii, 49-142 p. 13 cm. Engraved frontispiece portrait states Printed for John Bell British Library Strand London Decr. 11th 1781. Engraved title page reads Printed for John Bell, British Library Strand, London. February the 19th, 1782. Book 58 of Bell's Poets. Tree calf binding with gilt trim on edges and spine. Front pastedown has bookplate for Douglas of Cavers, small reference label, and tiny ink notation.
Rowe's works include miscellanies, epistles, epigrams, odes, songs, prologues, epilogues, imitations, &c.
Rowe's works include miscellanies, epistles, epigrams, odes, songs, prologues, epilogues, imitations, &c.
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- Seller
- Attic Books
(CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 114413
- Title
- The Poetical Works of Nicholas Rowe. With the Life of the Author.
- Author
- ROWE, Nicholas
- Format/Binding
- Leatherbound
- Book Condition
- Used - Ex library - very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- At the Apollo Press, by the Martins
- Place of Publication
- Edinburg
- Date Published
- 1781
- Keywords
- Poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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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...
- Spine
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- Gilt
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- 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...
- 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...
- Bookplate
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