Poems, suggested chiefly by Scenes in Asia, Syria, and Greece, with Prefaces, extracted from the Author's Journal. Embellished with Two Views of the Source of the Scamander, and the Aqueduct over the Simois.
by CARLYLE, J.D
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- first
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About This Item
John White, London., 1805. First edition. Quarto. pp xx, 145 (last page misnumbered ''149''). Aquatint frontispiece and plate. Period binding of tan calf with marbled boards. J.D. Carlyle travelled as chaplain to Lord Elgin's mission to Constantinople. Contemporary ownership inscription on front free endpaper. Occasional foxing and light marginal staining. Front inner hinge splitting. Covers rubbed. Very good.
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- Peter Ellis bookseller (GB)
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- CARLYLEJ016785
- Title
- Poems, suggested chiefly by Scenes in Asia, Syria, and Greece, with Prefaces, extracted from the Author's Journal. Embellished with Two Views of the Source of the Scamander, and the Aqueduct over the Simois.
- Author
- CARLYLE, J.D
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John White, London.
- Date Published
- 1805
- Keywords
- asia syria greece turkey
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- Quarto
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- First Edition
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