The Seasons and Castle of Indolence
by James Thomson
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : William Pickering, 1845. Cloth. Good. 7" by 4.5". None. The Seasons and Castle of Indolence by James Thomson (1700 - 1748), a Scottish poet and playwright, known for his masterpiece The Seasons and the lyrics of Rule, Britannia!. The Seasons were written and separately published between 1725 and 1730 when the set of four was published together as The Seasons. Thomson lived in Richmond upon Thames, and it was there that he wrote his final work The Castle of Indolence, which was published just before his untimely death on August 27, 1748. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown 'Ex-Libris. Bernard Warrington. Pickering Collection'. In a cloth binding. Externally, sound but with slight wear to extremities, fading to spine, rubbing and marks to boards and chipping to spine label, affecting text. Internally, generally firmly bound although strained in places. Bright but with occasional scattered spotting and slight foxing to first and last pages. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GEN36-C-4
- Title
- The Seasons and Castle of Indolence
- Author
- James Thomson
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Pickering
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1845
- Size
- 7" by 4.5"
- Keywords
- James Thomson The Seasons Bernard Warrington Pickering The Seasons
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- 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...