Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, Excluding the Eight Dramas
by BRIDGES, Robert
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, 1912. ~Original half red calf, red cloth to boards. Raised bands, gilt lettering, and gilt compartments to spine. Single gilt rules to leather on boards. Gilt decor to top and bottom spine edges. Spine slightly faded. 8vo (14.5 x 20cm). Top edges gilt, other edges slightly foxed, with single small ink mark to fore-edges. Hinges sound. Cracking barely starting to front endpaper only over gutter. Marbled endpapers. Illustrated bookplate (slightly foxed) to inside front board; bookplate dated 1983 to front free endpaper. Pencil inscription dated 1914 to blank front endpage. Tiny bookbinder's / bookseller's stamp: 'Hatchards. 187. Picadilly'. Portrait frontis. A little foxing, mostly to endpages. From 'Note': 'consists of the Poems and Masks (as apart from the Dramas) (...) together with two groups of Later Poems and Poems in Classical Prosody now published for the first time or now first collected'. Robert Bridges (1844-1930), Poet Laureate. A very attractive binding. ~Robust packaging. All UK orders trackable, others on request. . 1st edn thus. Hardback. Very Good+. 472pp. Binding tight, text unmarked.
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- Bookseller
- St Philip's Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, Excluding the Eight Dramas
- Author
- BRIDGES, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- 1st edn thus
- Publisher
- Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1912
- Size
- 472pp
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All orders are despatched the same day where possible, or next business day at the latest, typically using Royal Mail. If you would like us to upgrade to a tracked service, please ask, as these are available, along with Courier / UPS services.
The standard shipping costs shown are calculated for parcels weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your parcel is heavier than this or oversized, we may contact you before despatch to request extra shipping charges.
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Please allow for possible extended shipping times due to the impact of the pandemic and related restrictions.
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