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The Poetical Works of William Collins; with the Life of the Author by Dr Johnson; Observations on his Writings by Dr Langhorne; and Biographical and Critical Notes by the Rev Alexander Dyce
by William Collins
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: William Pickering, 1827. Leather. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None . The collected poetical works of William Pickering in full morocco binding. A new edition of the collected poetry of William Collins, an uncommon 1827 edition featuring a biographical sketch of the author by Dr Johnson, observations by Dr Langhorne, and critical notes by Alexander Dyce. Complete with half title.William Collins was an English poet in the mid-eighteenth century. His poetry marks the progression from the Augustan poetry of Alexander Pope's generation towards Romanticism and its ideals. Rebound in full morocco binding with blind stamp to front bard 'S.T.L. Iacobus Elwin Millard.' Externally sound with shelf wear, lightly rubbed to spine, joints, and extremities of boards. Previous owner's ink inscription to recto front blank leaf undated. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor faint spotting to odd leaf only, pages otherwise bright and clean. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 844A55
- Title
- The Poetical Works of William Collins; with the Life of the Author by Dr Johnson; Observations on his Writings by Dr Langhorne; and Biographical and Critical Notes by the Rev Alexander Dyce
- Author
- William Collins
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Pickering
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1827
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- william collins poetical works verses poetical works
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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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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Shelf Wear
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- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
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