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Old John And Other Poems
by T E Brown
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Macmillan and Co., 1893. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. The first edition, first impression of this poetry collection. Identified as the first impression by its green endpapers. This anthology, Old John and Other Poems, is a collection of lyrical poems. Thomas Edward Brown was a late-Victorian scholar and poet. He was originally from the Isle of Man and had several poetry collections published during his lifetime. In original full cloth binding. Externally, generally smart with bumping to the head and tail of spine and to extremities. Prior owner's bookplate to front pastedown, Alex Bridge. Alex Bridge's signature to the verso of front endpaper as well. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned to edges with the odd spot throughout Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GEN30-D-25
- Title
- Old John And Other Poems
- Author
- T E Brown
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1893
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Poetry Thomas Edward Brown Endpapers Green Endpapers Thomas Edward Brown
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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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