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Original Poetry By Victor & Cazire
by Percy Bysshe Shelley and Elizabeth Shelley
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London and New York: John Lane, 1898. Hardback. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6". None. An anthology of Percy Bysshe Shelley and Elizabeth Shelley's poetry. A facsimile, reprinted from the original 1810 edition which was presented by Percy Bysshe Shelley to his sweetheart. Of the first edition there are only three known copies. Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD (1906-1973) a noted book collector and diarist. Original Poetry was the first of Shelley's poetry to be published. It was originally published anonymously under the names Victor & Cazire. The poems were written by both Percy Shelley and his sister Elizabeth. Percy Shelley wrote eleven of the poems while Elizabeth wrote five. In original paper covered boards. Externally, smart with some marks to boards. Spine label and label to front board are age toned. Slight bumping to head and tail of spine. Internally, generally firmly bound though strained in places. Several gatherings are uncut to top edge. Pages are age toned to edges with scattered spots throughout, heavier to the first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GEN19-G-21
- Title
- Original Poetry By Victor & Cazire
- Author
- Percy Bysshe Shelley and Elizabeth Shelley
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Lane
- Place of Publication
- London and New York
- Date Published
- 1898
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Elizabeth Shelley Hugh Selbourne Percy Bysshe Shelley Victor and Cazire Hugh Selbourne
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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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- Spine Label
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- The heel of the spine.
- New
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- Gatherings
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- First Edition
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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