The Course Of Time

London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1879. Leather. Very Good. 6.5" by 4.5". Birket Foster. A scarce new edition of this illustrated copy of Robert Pollock's best known poem The Course of Time. Scarce edition. New edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and twenty-three plates. Collated complete. The… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Lippincott. Hardcover. Published Philadelphia: Lippincott, no date (1880's). Brick red cloth with gilt cover design and lettering, elaborate gilt spine design. 286 pages plus plates. Text framed within red borders. Two small period newspaper clippings glued to front pastedown. Light wear at the heel and crown, but a very attractive, very good plus copy.. Hard. Very Good Plus/No Jacket.… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Wells, 1883. First Edition. Softcover. Poor copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Physical description; xxiv, 218 p. ; 13 cm. Notes; [1883]. Subjects; Scottish poetry — 19th century. Genres; Biography. Poetry.

Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1828. Leather. Very Good. 6.5" by 4". None. A volume of poetry by Robert Pollak, in attractive leather binding. A ten-book poem in blank verse, The Course of Time is the Scottish poet's most famous work, gaining popularity in both Britain and America by the printing of its fourth edition. In half-calf binding with gilt… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1837. Hardcover. Good. Fourteenth edition of the Scottish Poet Pollok's final and most successful work, a blank verse epic on a religious theme. Handsome full leather binding with Inner dentelles, and gilt decoration to cover. Raised bands. All edges gilt. Rubbing and bumping to edges. Rubbing and scratching to cover.… Read more about this item

Edinburgh : William Blackwood And Sons, 1857. First Illustrated Edition. Hardback. Good to very good copy in the original gilt-blocked, elaborately gilt-tooled cloth over bevelled boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 359 pages; Physical desc. : xxxiv, 359p : ill. (wood-engravings) ; 23 cm. Subject:… Read more about this item

Concord, NH: O.L. Sanborn, 1836. original leather, spine gilt-stamped, all edges gilt. Miniature Books. miniature book (8.5 x 5.5 cm). original leather, spine gilt-stamped, all edges gilt. 276 pages. (National Union Catalogue of Pre-1956 Imprints, Vol. 464, p. 348, NP0465189). Includes a memoir of the poet and index. Boards scuffed and worn at edges and along spine. Endpapers soiled.… Read more about this item

Blackwood, Edinburgh, 1846 Tissue-guarded portrait frontispiece; Extra engraved title-page; Leather-Bound Hardback: full black morocco elaborately decorated in gilt, spine panelled, all edges gilt, yellow laid end-papers; Leather rubbed at extremities, contemporary inscription to front free end-paper, text clean, an attractively designed and produced book.

New York: Robert Carter, 1848. Hardcover. Good-. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, blue cloth boards with all page edges gilt. Exterior shows edge and corner bumps and light soiling and darkening of the cloth. Rear board is a mark in the lower left corner. Interior binding is good though there… Read more about this item

Hartford, Silas Andrus and Son, 1846.. Bound in full red leather with decorations stamped in gilt on boards and spine, a.e.g., and gilt inner dentelles. Worn at corners and spine with some foxing, otherwise very good.

Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1857, 8vo bella legatura in piena pelle coeva con fregi e titoli dorati al dorso, numerose cornici impresse a secco e dorate ai piatti, cornici decorate in oro ai bordi interni dei piatti, tagli dorati, pp. XXIV-359 con 50 incisioni xilografiche nel testo. Prima edizione illustrata con numerose illustrazioni nel testo, disegnate… Read more about this item

Concord, N. H.: Easter, Webster & Company. Very Good. 1834. Hardcover. Pollok, Robert. The Course of Time - a Poem. 1834. 276 pages. Near-miniature. 3-1/4 in., Good condition. .

Wm Blackwood, 1869. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. H/B 297 pages (gilt edged), condition is very good. Red board with gilt lettering to the front cover and spine.

Hartford: Silas Andrus and Son, 1850. Hardcover. Very Good. frontis, illustrations, xii, [1], [14]-322p. Contemporary 1/2 leather. 19cm. Light foxing. his Scottish poet's most popular work; first published in 1827.

hardback. Fine. A Poem. 24th edition. With a Memoir of the Author. Frontispiece, 12mo. Edinburgh (William Blackwood) 1863. Dark green embossed cloth. A very good copy.

Charles Wells, 1833. First Edition. Leather Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Slight wear to extremities (chiefly to spine edges, foredges and corners); slight soiling and rubbing to covers (leather; chiefly to edges); slight internal stains, creases and browning (chiefly to edges, preliminaries and attached endpapers). [2], xiv, [3], 14-328, [1], iv-x pages.… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons, 1868. . 271 pages, body of book almost detached from external binding; last page detached. A lengthy Christian poem about the history of God's world and mankind. Robert Pollok (1798-1827) studied for the ministry of the United Secession Church, wrote various stories about the Covenanters, and died young.. Cloth. Average Minus.

Amherst, MA. 1828. 4th American Edition; Early Printing. Fine Binding. Very Good in 1/4 leather with marbled boards. Owner's name title page. Edgewear, scuffs to spine. ; 24mo 5" - 6" tall .

William Blackwood & Sons, 1872. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1872. New Edition. 297 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. B&W illustrations throughout.Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper and half title page. Both hinges cracked. Some gutter cracking. Some pages mildly dogeared. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board… Read more about this item

London: London: Blackwood, 1828, 1828. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. the seventh edition, full leather rather worn, 1-inch split in hinges at top of spine, 394pp, text block tight, clean and sound. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Reprint.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.