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The Laureates Of England, From Ben Jonson To Alfred Tennyson, With Selections From Their Works And An Introduction Dealing With The Origin And Significance Of The English Laureateship
by West, Kenyon
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
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Van Nuys, California, United States
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About This Item
Frederick A. Stokes Co., NY and London, 1895; First Edition; 458 pages; illustrated; green cloth; gilt titles and decorations; all page edges gilt. Critiques and biographical sketches of the Poets Laureate of England up to and including Tennyson, with multitudinous selections from the works of each, plus nearly fifty b&w illustration plates by Frederick C. Gordon. Beautifully bound in ornately decorated green cloth boards. Fine. Clean, crisp, bright, corners sharp, binding tight and square, gilt edges brilliant. A very handsome copy.
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- Bookseller
- AARDWOLF Fine Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4130
- Title
- The Laureates Of England, From Ben Jonson To Alfred Tennyson, With Selections From Their Works And An Introduction Dealing With The Origin And Significance Of The English Laureateship
- Author
- West, Kenyon
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frederick A. Stokes Co.
- Place of Publication
- NY and London,
- Date Published
- 1895
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Poetry, England, Poet Laureates, Ben Jonson, Alfred Tennyson, English Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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