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The Ballad of Beau Brocade and Other Poems of the XVIIIth Century
by DOBSON, Austin
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
London (New York): Kegan Paul, Trench, and Trübner & Co. (Dodd, Mead & Company), 1893. Hardcover. Fine. First American edition. Part of the first English edition, it is issued with the English imprint solely, but it is published in the United States. Octavo. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson. Publisher's green gilt decorated cloth, top edge gilt. Publisher's notice of edition tipped in on front fly. Clifton Waller Barrett's copy with his decorative bookplate tipped in on front pastedown, extremities modestly worn, still fine. Clifton Waller Barrett, an avid collector of American literature with most of his collection held at The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.
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- Bookseller
- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 378996
- Title
- The Ballad of Beau Brocade and Other Poems of the XVIIIth Century
- Author
- DOBSON, Austin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Kegan Paul, Trench, and Trübner & Co. (Dodd, Mead & Company)
- Place of Publication
- London (New York)
- Date Published
- 1893
- Keywords
- DecorativeCloth
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About the Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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About Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., founded in 1985, specializes in first editions of 20th Century American and English fiction. Our inventory of over 75,000 first editions includes: African-American literature & history, Mysteries, Detective Fiction, Drama, Books into Film and Sports books. We routinely issue extensively illustrated color catalogs, available by subscription. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA)and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). Tom Congalton, founder of Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., actively promotes the ethics and standards of these professional organizations and served as President of the ABAA from 2000 to 2002.
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- Octavo
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- Top Edge Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Bookplate
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