Italy, a Poem
by Samuel Rogers
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$378.87A$340.98
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About This Item
London: T. Cadell; Jennings and Chaplin; E. Moxon, 1830. First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. The beautiful first illustrated edition of Samuel Rogers' best known Romantic poem, also his longest work, about his travels in Italy. The first illustrated edition, first issue, with the incorrect engravings to pages 88 and 91.Illustrated with two full page illustrations, and fifty-one vignettes.Collated, complete.This poem was Rogers' longest work, as well as being his last. It was written inspired by his 1814 journey travelling through Switzerland to Italy, on which he kept a diary of the events and his impressions of the trip.Written by Samuel Rogers, a Romantic English poet who is often overshadowed by his contemporaries - Byron, Wordsworth, and Coleridge.Illustrated after J. M. W. Turner and Thomas Stothard. Turner was a noted popular Romantic painter, known for his watercolour landscapes, and imaginative uses of colour. He was a child prodigy, exhibiting his first work at the Royal Academy of Arts when he was 15. He was intensely private, and avoided the attractions of fame. He was also controversial, never marrying, but having two daughters by his housekeeper. In a full decorative morocco binding. Externally, smart. Light rubbing to the head and tail of the spine and to the joints. Very light bumping to the extremities. Spine is very lightly faded. Only a few light marks to the boards and spine. Bookseller's label to the front paste down. Paste downs have offset to the endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with some spotting. Small tide mark to the tail of the first few pages, slightly larger tide mark to the margins of the last few pages. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 852P36
- Title
- Italy, a Poem
- Author
- Samuel Rogers
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T. Cadell; Jennings and Chaplin; E. Moxon
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1830
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Italy, a Poem italy samuel rogers travel italy
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BATH, Somerset
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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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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...