THE WALDENSES, OR THE FALL OF RORA: A LYRICAL SKETCH. WITH OTHER POEMS
by DE VERE, Aubrey
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About This Item
1842. DE VERE, Aubrey. THE WALDENSES, OR THE FALL OF RORA: A LYRICAL SKETCH. WITH OTHER POEMS. Oxford: John Henry Parker, 1842. xii + 311 pp. 12mo., half green morocco with raised bands, gilt spine lettering, gilt top edge; green marbled paper covered boards with matching endpapers. Fron board detached, spine with closed tear across bottom of 4th band. Ex-library with no external markings. Lacks errata slip but has dedication (Sir William Rowan Hamilton, Astronomer Royal for Ireland). A dramatic poem and religious verses. Uncommon.
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- Boston Book Company (US)
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- Title
- THE WALDENSES, OR THE FALL OF RORA: A LYRICAL SKETCH. WITH OTHER POEMS
- Author
- DE VERE, Aubrey
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1842
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Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
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Specializing in East Asian Books with Aesthetic Interest, Japanese Books with Original Art, English and American Literature, Women's Books and the Generally Intriguing!
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Established in 1979, Boston Book Company offers rare and interesting books in a broad range of subjects. Our areas of particular expertise: Japanese artist books of all eras, East Asian art in general, photographica, local history, women's books, English and American literature..
We are always eager to learn something new.... Every collector brings a novel approach to our shared love of books.
Welcome!
Helen Kelly
Charles Vilnis
David Fredette
James Desrosiers
Elizabeth Fragala
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- 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....
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Raised Band(s)
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- 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...
- 12mo
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