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Poems
by Jean Ingelow
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1867. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9.5" by 7". Brothers Dalziel; J. W. North; A. B. Houghton; et al.. A first edition copy of this beautifully illustrated collection of poems by the 19th century writer Jean Ingelow, in a decorative cloth binding. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with decorative gilt to the boards and spine. All edges gilt. Ink inscription to the front free end paper, dated 1879. A lovely collection of the poems of the British poet and novelist Jean Ingelow (1820-1897), including her well-known poems 'Divided' and 'The High Tide on the Coast of Lincolnshire'. Illustrated with numerous black and white illustrations by G. J. Pinwell, J. W. North, J. Wolf, E. J. Pynter, A. B. Houghton, W. Small and the Brothers Dalziel, who also engraved these illustrations. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally smart, except for fading to the spine and shelf wear to the extremities. Gilt remains bright to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd spot and faint tidemarks to the extremities. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 876M35
- Title
- Poems
- Author
- Jean Ingelow
- Illustrator
- Brothers Dalziel; J. W. North; A. B. Houghton; et al.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1867
- Size
- 9.5" by 7"
- Keywords
- Poetry anthology Jean Ingelow Brothers Dalziel English literature Jean Ingelow
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Rooke Books
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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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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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