SONNETS and Other Poems. To which is added HOPE, an Allegorical Sketch on recovering slowly from sickness

BOWLES, Rev. W.L.

Verlag: Cruttwell (printer), Bath, 1800

Beschreibung

Marbled calf covers. half-title+f/piece+t.p.+xi (inc.1800-dated Preface)+180, 3 further engr.plates ex-pag. and at least one engr. tailpiece; curious orig, booseller's square label top outer corner fr. pastedown, 3 inscrips. fr. blank fly, the earliest dated 1801, second undated, last 1929, faint trace of 1919-dated pencil inscrip.to half-title, light browning to edges of pastedowns & endpaper, v.occasional light browning elsewhere, inc.t.p. where off-set from f/piece; otherwise internally clean, tight & unmarked; boards clean & minimally worn at extremities, joints rubbed but firm, gilt-panelled sp.rubbed with sm.chip corner of label, top sp.has thin horizontal chip. 1st ed. presumably 1797 as this is date on dedication, this ed.apparently first with additional poem 'Hope'.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 005663

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: SONNETS and Other Poems. To which is added HOPE, an Allegorical Sketch on recovering slowly from sickness
• Verlag: Cruttwell (printer), Bath
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1800
• Sprache: Englisch
• Einband: Hardcover
• Auflage: 7th edition
• Zustand: Good-VG for Age
• Verkäuferkataloge:
  • Pre-1850
  • Poetry