The Casket : A Miscellany Consisting of Unpublished Poems
by Blencowe et al
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- First
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Mississauga, Ontario
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AU$261.45
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1829. Hardcover, leather spine and corners, greenish boards. (Faded) gilt titles and designs on spine, 5 raised bands. Front hinge a little tender but still holding well, former owner's name and bookplate inside. Light overall shelf and edgewear, bumped corners and some scuffing, crack just starting on exterior of front hinge, about 1/3 of the way down. Interior good, clean and solid. 451 pp, Index. Some catalogs give Blencowe as the editor, but there is no mention in the book itself. List of subscribers at front. Includes work by Praed, Hemans, Montgomery, Rogers, Hodgson, Moore, and Wordsworth. Also contains a Lord Byron unpublished poem.. First Edition. Half-Leather. Good.
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Details
- book dealer
- Turtle Creek Books
(CA)
- Bookseller’s Inventory #
- 100991
- Title
- The Casket : A Miscellany Consisting of Unpublished Poems
- Author
- Blencowe et al
- Format/binding
- Hardcover
- Book condition
- second hand - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1829
- Bookseller catalogs
- .Poetry;
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- raised band(s)
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- First Edition
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- gilt
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- spine
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- hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- bookplate
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