The Shipwreck, a Poem, . The Text Illustrated with Additional Notes, and Corrected from the First and Second Editions; with a Life of the Author, By J. S. Clarke F.R.S. Vicar of Preston, and Librarian to The Prince.

Falconer, William

Verlag: London: Printed for William Miller, Albemarle Street., London, 1811

Beschreibung

Corrected from the First and Second Editions Size 9¼" x 5¾", 214 pages plus 12 pages of publisher's advertisements. Black leather binding with ornate gilt scrolls and frames on the front and back covers. 4 gilded raised bands to the spine with gilt titles in the second compartment and ornate gilt frames in the other compartments.With gilt dentelles to the cover edges and inner turn-ins. With ten steel plate engravings by James Fittler, R.A.S. from the paintings of Nicholas Pocock, esq. Condition good/very good, cover edges rubbed, binding sound, endpapers spotted, marginal spotting to the plate pages, texts clean. William Falconer (1732-69) was lost at sea 7 years following the publication of the first edition of this work.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 010573

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Shipwreck, a Poem, . The Text Illustrated with Additional Notes, and Corrected from the First and Second Editions; with a Life of the Author, By J. S. Clarke F.R.S. Vicar of Preston, and Librarian to The Prince.
• Verlag: London: Printed for William Miller, Albemarle Street., London
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1811
• Sprache: Englisch
• Einband: Fine Binding
• Illustrator: James Fittler, R.A.S.
• Zustand: Good
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket
• Verkäuferkataloge:
  • Fiction
  • Poetry