The Ballad of Beau Brocade and other Poems of the XVIIIth Century
by Austin Dobson
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Limited, 1892. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". Hugh Thomson. A charming collection of eighteenth-century poems from Austin Dobson, with illustrations by Hugh Thomson. Illustrated throughout with a frontispiece, seventeen plates and many images in the text. Collated complete. A collection of verse including: The Ballad of Beau Brocade, A Gentleman of the Old School, a Gentlewoman of the Old School, A Dead Letter, Molly Trefusis, and more. Written by Henry Austin Dobson, an English poet and essayist. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson, an Irish illustrator best known for his pen-and-ink illustrations. In the original full cloth binding with gilt decoration. Externally, smart with minor wear and the odd small mark to the boards. Light fading to the spine and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot. Light scattered spotting to the endpapers. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 898T81
- Title
- The Ballad of Beau Brocade and other Poems of the XVIIIth Century
- Author
- Austin Dobson
- Illustrator
- Hugh Thomson
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1892
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Ballad Beau Brocade Poems Beau Dobsom Thomson
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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