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Poems of Passion
by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$765.59A$689.03
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About This Item
London: Gay and Bird , 1900. Leather. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. A beautiful copy of Ella Wheeler Wilcox's poetry, bound in full decorative calf by Riviere & Sons. A scarce new edition. Authorised, revised and enlarged. Held institutionally in only four UK libraries. Rebound in beautiful decorative calf, with gilt detail, by Riviere & Sons. A charming collection of poetry by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Featuring titles such as, 'Love is All', 'A Fallen Leaf', and, 'New and Old'. This collection, first published in 1883, threatened to spark a scandal due to its title. However the poems became much beloved by the American public. Ella Wheeler Wilcox was an American author and poet. She is best known for her poem, 'Solitude', which features in this collection. The half title page is present. With a bookplate for one, 'H. Fane H. Sewell' to the front paste-down, and the previous owner's ink signature to the title page. In addition to a sticker, with a portrait illustration of Wilcox, to the first page. Rebound in full calf. Externally, very smart with some light rubbing to the extremities. Fading to the spine. Light marks to the boards. Bookplate to the front paste-down.Spotting to the paste-downs and free endpapers. Offsetting to the free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Age-toning to the edges. Scattered spots throughout. Offsetting to the front and rear blanks. Blind stamp to the front and rear blanks. Previous owner's ink signature to the title page. Illustrated sticker to the first page. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 841g52
- Title
- Poems of Passion
- Author
- Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Gay and Bird
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1900
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- classic poetry american literature solitude the worlds and I american literature
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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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.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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