QUEEN MAB
by Shelley, Percy-Bysshe
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Austin, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Shelley, Percy-Bysshe. QUEEN MAB. London: Printed for the Joint Stock Book Company, and Published by Richard Carlile, 1826. First 32mo edition, with the suppressed dedication appended at end of text. Original drab boards, paper label on front cover, uncut. A little chipping at spine, light rubbing, else tight clean copy in the rare original boards binding with a nice full label. The first edition was published in 1813 (in octavo), and pirated by Clark in 1821 (in duodecimo). Clark was sent to jail for his trouble, and the following year Richard Carlile reprinted the book (again in octavo) and had on hand for sale 180 copies of the 1813 edition. Brooks and Watson produced octavo editions in 1829 and 1841, respectively, and in 1832 Carlile issued a duodecimo edition, but this near miniature edition of 1826 was the smallest (trigesimo-secundo) of the early editions, and rather scarce; Thomas Wise had all of the above mentioned editions (including Shelley's own heavily revised copy of the 1813 edition). Forman, A SHELLEY LIBRARY 28. Cf. Wise, ASHLEY LIBRARY V:57-8,150.
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- Bookseller
- Mac Donnell Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18981
- Title
- QUEEN MAB
- Author
- Shelley, Percy-Bysshe
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Keywords
- WOMEN
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Mac Donnell Rare Books
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Austin, Texas
About Mac Donnell Rare Books
The owner of Mac Donnell Rare Books is a former rare book librarian and widely published bibliographer with more than 40 years experience in rare books. We maintain a fine rare book inventory of 19th and 20th century American and English literary first editions, association copies, and autographs, with a specialty in Mark Twain. We also offer qualified tax and insurance appraisals, and library development consultation.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Miniature
- A book that is less then 3 inches in width and ...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...