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Poems
by Arthur Hugh Clough
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co., 1862. First edition. Cloth. Good. 7" by 4" . None . Scarce first edition of this anthology of poems by Arthur Hugh Clough. Collection of poems by Arthur Hugh Clough, English poet and assistant to Florence Nightingale. A delightful anthology of melancholic and melodic lyrics. Also featuring a memoir of the author.From the library of Rev Philip Hedgeland. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally with minor shelf wear only, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities. Rear joint starting. Rev Philip Hedgeland's bookplate to front pastedown. Small bookplate tipped in to copyright page. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting scattered to leaves. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 833A59
- Title
- Poems
- Author
- Arthur Hugh Clough
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1862
- Size
- 7" by 4"
- Keywords
- poetry first editions arthur hugh clough first editions
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Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
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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- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
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- Bookplate
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- Leaves
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