The Life of William Hazlitt
by Howe, P. P
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Martin Secker. Good with no dust jacket. (1922). First Edition. Hardcover. Moderate rubbing to boards. A 3 1/2" tear through two leaves, without loss of text. Tissue guard to frontispiece creased. Another tissue guard torn out. ; First printing. ix, [1], (476) pages + frontispiece + 5 plates. Blue cloth boards. Page dimensions: 220 x 142mm. Nineteenth Century essayist and literary figure. "This book is an attempt to present in clear outline, and with reasonable attention to detail, a narrative of what has been termed the 'rather imperfectly known life' of a great English man of letters." - from the Preface. The book includes many references to John Keats, Charles Lamb, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Wordsworth, and some references to William Shakespeare. ; 8vo .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10903
- Title
- The Life of William Hazlitt
- Author
- Howe, P. P
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Martin Secker
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- (1922)
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About the Seller
Renaissance Books
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Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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