Birmingham: a poem in two parts, with appendix. Dedicated by permission to William Scholefield, Esq., M.P.. [2nd edition with appendix]
by Horton, Harry Howells
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Birmingham: Printed for the author by M. Billing, 1853 Book. Fair. Disbound. 290p + final page of errata. Additional engraved frontis and title page - To where the smoke ascends from distant fires, And churches looming with their varied spires. The poem itself takes up less than 90 pages, the appendix taking twice as much. Original cloth, but contents now separated from binding, the cloth is worn and stained and with a hole to the edge of the spine. Bookplates of T Edgar Pemberton to front pastedown and rear free end paper. First and last pages just a bit worn at edges. Frontis and engraved title are browned. Contents are generally very lightly browned. A few pages have marks..
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- Bookseller
- Stephen Rench (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002745
- Title
- Birmingham: a poem in two parts, with appendix. Dedicated by permission to William Scholefield, Esq., M.P.. [2nd edition with appendix]
- Author
- Horton, Harry Howells
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for the author by M. Billing
- Place of Publication
- Birmingham
- Date Published
- 1853
- Keywords
- Birmingham; Warwickshire; poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Birmingham;
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Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire
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