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Late Lyrics and Earlier, With Many Other Verses
by Thomas Hardy
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co., 1922. First edition. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A first edition of this collection of poetry from Thomas Hardy. First edition. A collection of poetry from Thomas Hardy, considered to be more musical than his other works, with fond recollections in ballad format. Written by Thomas Hardy, an English novelist and poet known as a Victorian realist influenced by Romanticism. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and minor fraying to the head of the spine. Fading to the spine. A small mark to the front board and four small indents to the rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with light scattered spotting. Light age toning to the endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Some of the text block remains unopened, including the title page. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 858T55
- Title
- Late Lyrics and Earlier, With Many Other Verses
- Author
- Thomas Hardy
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1922
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Late Lyrics Earlier Verses Lyrics
Terms of Sale
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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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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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