Rhymes and Recollections of a Hand-Loom Weaver. Third Edition, with Additions
by THOM (William), of Inverury:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
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- Seller
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Smith, Elder and Co...., 1847. 8vo, pp. viii, 192, 16 pages adverts dated January 1851, engraved portrait frontispiece, original embossed cloth, block in gilt on front cover; spine a little faded and rubbed, small stain on rear cover, but a good copy. Thom (1798? - 1848), after a desultory career as weaver, bookseller, flautist, and journalist, published the first edition of these rhymes in 1844 and sold about one thousand copies.
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- Bookseller
- John Price Antiquarian Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3212
- Title
- Rhymes and Recollections of a Hand-Loom Weaver. Third Edition, with Additions
- Author
- THOM (William), of Inverury:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Smith, Elder and Co...., 1847
- Keywords
- poetry literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- poetry;
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