London: John Murray..., 1827. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. 8vo, 165 x 95 mms., pp. [iii] - viii, 334, contemporary calf, spine gilt in compartments, black morocco label; front joint slightly cracked, top and base of spine slightly chipped, but a good copy with a small circular armorial bookplate on front paste-down end-paper. The poet and Church of England clergyman (1745 - 1829) published sermons and poems in addition to this treatise on versification. Saintsbury, in his History of English Prosody described the work as a "very nicely arranged little book. If you could do with the contents and keep the form - I should like to do this with it and fill it with my own notions. His appear to me hopelessly bornés; as mine would not doubt seem to him wildly anarchic...." Saintsbury continues in this vein for a few more sentences and ends with the comment that "he was evidently a good old man, and perhaps it is only the grace of God that makes one different from him prosodic views."

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Bookseller: John Price Antiquarian Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 7466
Title: A Treatise on English Versification.
Author: CROWE (William), Rev.:
Book Condition: Used
Publisher: London: John Murray..., 1827
Keywords: aesthetics poetry literature
Bookseller catalogs: aesthetics;

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Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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...
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...
Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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Calf: Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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....