London: No Publisher Listed.. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1889. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Professionally re-backed with original spine laid down, replacing a poor repair of an overtight Riviere binding with attendant scraping of the paste-down endpapers near the gutter, light tone, light wear. Solid hardcover. ; Full leather Riviere & Son binding with marbled endpapers, gilt spine decor, top edge gilt. Publisher's note reads: "The following poem appeared in "The Universal Review" for the 15th of October 1889. The present issue, privately printed for friends, consists of fifty copies only." Michael Collie, George Meredith : A Bibliography, 1974 The University of Toronto Press, XLIa, calling it an "Unauthorized Limited Edition" preceding the 1892 Swan Sonnenschein second edition. ; 15 pages .

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Bookseller: Mike's Library (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 14463
Title: Jump-To-Glory Jane : A Poem
Author: Meredith, George
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Publisher: No Publisher Listed.
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1889
Keywords: English Poetry, Limited Edition, Riviere Fine Binding, Collie XLIa

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Mike\'s Library is an on-line, general line used and rare bookstore situated in the historic Pocono Northeast, near Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA. Since 1995, Mike\'s Library has offered carefully selected used and rare books. Our roving eye focuses on uncommon and significant works in many fields, with strengths in history, business & economics, social sciences, medicine, science and technology. Please contact us with any questions: 570-822-7585 or info@mikeslibrary.com. Thanks! We offer carefully chosen books at reasonable prices. Our grading follows the AB standards; we err conservatively. Our books are bubble-wrapped and securely packed. We hope you will enjoy our constantly changing offerings! Thank you.

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