Jim and Nel : a dramatic poem in the dialect of North Devon. By A Devonshire Man.
by ROCK, William Frederick
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About This Item
London, Printed for Private Circulation,, 1867.. 1867 56 p. Publisher's violet cloth, embossed and gilt. Spine darkened. Includes an 18 page dialect glossary with a leaf of notes tipped onto the final page. A very good copy. Signature on front endpaper and Author's presentation inscription to Sir John Bowring on the title, dated Nov. 1867. Bowring (1792 - 1872) was an M.P., Governor of Hongkong and friend and literary executor of Jeremy Bentham.
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- Title
- Jim and Nel : a dramatic poem in the dialect of North Devon. By A Devonshire Man.
- Author
- ROCK, William Frederick
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Printed for Private Circulation,
- Date Published
- 1867.
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