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Six Months in the West Indies in 1825
by [Coleridge, Henry Nelson]
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1826. [4], 332pp. Bound in modern half-calf and marbled boards, raised bands, spine divided into six panels, morocco title label to second panel, gilt double rules either side of bands. Externally very good indeed, internally lightly foxed throughout, usually to margins but occasionally to text. Occasional pencil lines in margins, but generally clean. Coleridge, Henry Nelson (1798-1843), barrister and writer, "at Christmas 1822 Henry Coleridge met his cousin Sara Coleridge ... the daughter of Samuel Taylor Coleridge ... and by March 1823 they were engaged. His only sister Fanny, the only person to know of this, anticipated family disapproval and cautioned that it should be kept secret, but a year later Henry Coleridge told his father and shortly afterwards was sent to the West Indies to accompany his cousin, William Hart Coleridge, who was to become bishop of Barbados. The reason for his trip was ostensibly to improve his health, which was indeed poor throughout his life, but it is likely that the real reason was his family's attempt to break off the engagement. However, in 1826, Henry Coleridge's account of his excursion, Six Months in the West Indies, was published anonymously and not only upset some members of his family by its flippant tone and lively anecdotes but also included a thinly disguised reference to his love for Sara" (ODNB). First Edition. Half Calf and Boards. Good+. 8vo.
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- Zetetic Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000059
- Title
- Six Months in the West Indies in 1825
- Author
- [Coleridge, Henry Nelson]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1826
- Keywords
- Noisbn, West Indies, Barbados, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Ebay
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nineteenth Century; Travel;
- Size
- 8vo
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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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Marbled boards
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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