Thoughts in Prison
by William Dodd
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Chiswick Press, 1818. Leather. Good. 5" by 3.5". None. A pocket sized edition of William Dodd's poem. With an engraved title page. From the antiquarian library of Christopher Rowe. Christopher Rowe was a schoolmaster in Norwich and then in Bristol. Throughout his career he inspired many to love literature, history and music. He was a specialist on 17th century printer and bookseller, Humphrey Moseley and began his, unfortunately unfinished, PhD dissertation on him. William Dodd wrote this blank verse poem whilst he was in Newgate Prison between his conviction and execution. Dodd dabbed in forgery to clear his debts from his extravagant lifestyle. He was therefore imprisoned. Despite a public campaign for a Royal pardon he was hanged. This work also contains Dodd's last prayer, an account of the author's life and the examples of letters from the campaign. In a full straight grained morocco binding with gilt stamping to the board edges. Externally, sound with slight rubbing to the extremities and to the head and tail of spine. Tear to final leaf resulting in loss to text of final two pages. Prior owner's inscription to front pastedown and to the title page. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age toned, particularly the title page, with instances of spotting throughout. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LTH12-C-23
- Title
- Thoughts in Prison
- Author
- William Dodd
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chiswick Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1818
- Size
- 5" by 3.5"
- Keywords
- Rowe Norich Moseley Dodd Norich
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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.
Glossary
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.