Festus

London: William Pickering, 1848. Third edition. Third edition. Original bind-stamped dark blue cloth with emblem design both covers, attractive gilt-stamped design of snake and lightening bolt. The third edition similar to second edition, but with an entirey reset text printedd by R. Allen, Nottingham. With erratum leaf at end. This, Bailey's chief work, comprises some twelve divisions in an… Read more about this item

James Miller, 1874-01-01. 13th. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. James Miller Publisher; New York, 1872. Hardcover. A Very Good, three-quarter leather binding with gilt lettering and gilt ornate design on spine, binding sturdy and intact, moderate rubbing to boards and spine, abrasions to board corners, rubbed joints, front board partially detached, decorative text block edges, age toning to pages,… Read more about this item

New York: James Miller, no date. Hardcover. Very Good. Gilt and black stamped brown cloth boards, octavo, 391pp., sparsely illustrated in b&w. Book has wear to spine ends and corners, sun to spine, rubbing, binding tight, front endpapers foxed, text clean and unmarked, showing a few dog-ears, gilt to edges of block. No DJ.

London: George Routledge ans Sons, Limited, 1893. Later Printing. Very Good. From Wikipedia: Philip James Bailey (1816-1902) was an English spasmodic poet, best known as the author of Festus, first published anonymously in 1839, and then expanded with a second edition in 1845 A vast pageant of theology and philosophy, it comprised in some twelve divisions an attempt… Read more about this item

London: 1-William Pickering, 2 & 3. George Routledge and Sons, Limited, 1903. Later Printings. Good. This is a group of three separate editions of the 19th century classic long poem, Festus A mini-archive, if you will of the publication history, The very popular work, which was originally published in 1839, went through multiple expansions and revisions, and these… Read more about this item

London: Longman, Green and Co, 1877. Later Printing. Very Good. From Wikipedia: Philip James Bailey (1816-1902) was an English spasmodic poet, best known as the author of Festus, first published anonymously in 1839, and then expanded with a second edition in 1845 A vast pageant of theology and philosophy, it comprised in some twelve divisions an attempt to… Read more about this item

London: William Pickering, 1845. xvi, 396pp, [2]. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, later rebacked preserving majority of original back-strip. Extremities rubbed and marked. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: '(?) James Fenton / With the Author's / compts.' The revised and enlarged edition of Philip James Bailey's (1816-1902) widely celebrated interpretation of Goethe's Faust, first published in 1839.… Read more about this item

London: George Routledge ans Sons, Limited, 1893. Later Printing. Very Good. From Wikipedia: Philip James Bailey (1816-1902) was an English spasmodic poet, best known as the author of Festus, first published anonymously in 1839, and then expanded with a second edition in 1845 A vast pageant of theology and philosophy, it comprised in some twelve divisions an attempt… Read more about this item

London: William Pickering, 1852. [4], 562pp, [2]. Bound by Henderson & Bisset in contemporary gilt-tooled red half-morocco, marbled boards, A.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, bookplate of Church of England clergyman John Mitchell Harvey (1835-1876) to FEP, scattered spotting. A handsomely bound copy of a revised and enlarged edition of Philip James Bailey's (1816-1902) widely celebrated interpretation of Goethe's Faust,… Read more about this item

UsedLikeNew. Excellent Condition.

Other: Other. Very Good. Hardcover. Louisville: Morton & Griswold, no date (but ca. 1860 due to an early owner's signature/date). This copy is ex-library and contains the usual marking. The binding is brown embossed cloth and the front hinge has been repaired with cloth tape. The interior is clean and sound. Overall a good copy.… Read more about this item

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Festus:A Poem. Fifth Edition.

London: George Routledge & Sons Ltd, 1893. Hardcover (no jacket) in good condition. Fiftieth-anniversary edition. Exterior wear and fading, mainly on the leading corners and bumped spine ends. Foxing on the page block and some pages. Tape remains and marks on the pastedowns and endpapers. Bookplate on front pastedown. The spine is cocked however the binding remains sound; all text… Read more about this item

Boston: Bazin & Ellsworth, and Brown & Taggard, 1860. 4th? . Hardcover. Very Good -/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Billings, Hammett. 636pp.; HB brwn.w/gilt; trimmed in gilt; dec.stamped cover w/beveled edges&raised bands; rubbed w/wear on edges&corners; PONs, ft.endpaper&dedication; foxing throughout, but clean,tight pgs. "From the third London edition" Epic poem w/illus. … Read more about this item

London: George Routledge & Sons, 1889.. 8vo. 794 pp. Fair. Blue Cloth, warping of boards, edge wear, shelf wear, foxing, previous owner's ALS in FFEP & other pencil scribbles, some pages loose.

Sanbornm Carter, Bazin & Co. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. Dampstained. Short gifter's inscription on inside. Spine cover is damaged. Rear Hing cracking. Page 170 torn slightly. Text intact. Writing inside. (Poetry, Literature)

Sanborn, Carter Bazin & Co., 1857-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . Cover shows minor wear and rubbing, pages are mostly clean.

A wildsidebooks reprint. NOT POD. I have this book in-hand ready to ship!

Chapman and Hall, 1854-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. 1860 chapamn and hall on blue cloth

NY.: James Miller., nd(ca1880-1890). Brown cloth, t.e.g.. Ex-library, spine moderately sunned: VG+.. small 8vo. American Edition with preface. Reprinted from the second English edition.