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HESPERIDES OR THE WORKS BOTH HUMANE AND DIVINE OF ROBERT HERRICK ESQ Annotated by James Russell Lowell
by [LOWELL, James Russell] HERRICK, Robert
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Light rubbing to corners and spine. Near Fine
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: William Pickering, 1846. First Edition. Hardcover. Light rubbing to corners and spine. Near Fine. Two 4-1/4" x 6-7/8" volumes in later half mottled calf and marbled boards with matching calf corners, gilt-decorated spines with gilt-lettered burgundy morocco spine labels, top edges gilt. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Herrick. James Russell Lowell's copy with his ownership SIGNATURE on the half-title pages of each volume dated "Elmwood: 1850." In addition, Lowell has minor annotations on a number of pages, making grammatical corrections or underlining passages of interest, as well as a correction to and comment on the Latin epigram found under the engraved portrait of Herrick in the original edition: "Such oversights as these are what they call nowadays 'Shakesperian grammar.' By the way, I wonder what Singer though he understood by minores & majores in the above epigram."
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021638
- Title
- HESPERIDES OR THE WORKS BOTH HUMANE AND DIVINE OF ROBERT HERRICK ESQ Annotated by James Russell Lowell
- Author
- [LOWELL, James Russell] HERRICK, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Light rubbing to corners and spine. Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- William Pickering
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1846
- Keywords
- Signed, Poetry, 19th Century American Literature, 19th Century Literature, James Russell Lowell, Robert Herrick
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century American Literature; 19th Century Literature;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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- Calf
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- Rubbing
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