The Village
by Crabbe, George
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: J. Dodsley, 1783. [4], 38pp, [2]. Stitched as issued, now housed in a card chemise and a cloth drop back box, with title in gilt to spine. Bottom stitch broken, associated tear to half-title and title, half-title lightly foxed, rear blank lightly foxed and browned, corners chipped and rubbed, otherwise internally clean. Previous owners' book label to inner portion of box. The poem was revised by Samuel Johnson. Bareham and Gatrell A5; Fleeman 83.5CV/1. First Edition. Paper Wrapper. Good. 4to.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Temple Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000605
- Title
- The Village
- Author
- Crabbe, George
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J. Dodsley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1783
- Keywords
- Noisbn, Poetry, Crabbe, Johnson
- Size
- 4to
Terms of Sale
Temple Rare Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Temple Rare Books
Biblio member since 2012
Oxford, Oxfordshire
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...