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Italy, A Poem
by Samuel Rogers
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£165.00£148.50
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About This Item
London: T Cadell et al., 1830. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 6". None. The second issue of the first edition thus of this long poem by the Romantic Samuel Rogers. With the vignettes on p88 and 91 correctly placed, unlike the first issue. Samuel Rogers was an English poet and was much celebrated in his lifetime. However, his fame has since been eclipsed by his Romantic colleagues and friends Wordsworth, Coleridge and Byron. Italy was his final work, and came into being from the diary of his tour around Italy in 1814. It was Rogers' longest work with the first part being published anonymously in 1822 and the second in 1828. Upon a poor reception Rogers enlarged and revised the poem and commissioned illustrations from J M W Turner, Thomas Stothard and Samuel Proud. That is the edition presented here. In full morocco with a gilt motif to the boards, and gilt titles to the spine. Externally very smart with some rubbing to the extremities and spine. Internally, with the odd spot here and there, and firmly bound. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LTH12-F-13
- Title
- Italy, A Poem
- Author
- Samuel Rogers
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T Cadell et al.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1830
- Size
- 8.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- Rogers Poetical Works Romantic Tour Poetical Works
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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.
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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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Poor
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