Readings in Poetry: A Selection From The Best English Poets, From Spencer to the Present Times; and Specimens of Several American Poets.
by Wordsworth, Keats, Longfellow, et al
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- Hardcover
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Sidney, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London: John W. Parker, 1836. The Third Edition. . Plain green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Frontispiece. Four leaves of ads at rear. Upper corner clipped from title page, not affecting text; small hole in blank upper margin of frontispiece, the result of an erasure; cloth worn at spine ends and a bit of edge wear, a very good copy otherwise. An uncommon collection including work by Burns, Coleridge, Wordsworth, Keats, Hogg, many others. Americans represented include Dana, Bryant, Longfellow & Whittier. Unaccountably scarce. The first edition was published in 1833, the second in 1834.
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- Bookseller
- William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop
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- 53567
- Title
- Readings in Poetry: A Selection From The Best English Poets, From Spencer to the Present Times; and Specimens of Several American Poets.
- Author
- Wordsworth, Keats, Longfellow, et al
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: John W. Parker, 1836. The Third Edition.
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About the Seller
William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop
Biblio member since 2004
Sidney, British Columbia
About William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop
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