The Poetical Works of Isaac Watts, D.D.; in seven volumes with the life of the author. Bells Edition, The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to Churchill. Vol. I and Vol. II (volume one and two of 7 Volumes); containing his Psalms of David. (2 volumes bound in 1); imitated in the language of the New Testament
by Isaac Watts, D.D
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Newmarket, New Hampshire, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London, England: Apollo Press / George Cawthorne, 1802 . First thus. Hardcover. Good. Part of ' John Bell's Edition'. bound at a later date to be uniform with the Cawthorn London edition and re-numbered on the spine as # 43. Complete in volume. 32mo, 5 1/4" tall, vol. 1: 184 pages; vol. 2: 244 pages + 1 engraved frontispiece and 2 engraved additional title pages, gilt spine titles 3/4 leather over marbled boards. This small volume has a very good interior, internal binding solid, paper clean and moderately yellowed with a bit of foxing toward the endpapers still supple, exterior shelf worn and leather rubbed at the extremities, the top of the spine badly chipped, fore-corner tips worn through to boards, previous owner's bookplate and name on front endpaper.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Avenue Victor Hugo Books LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24404
- Title
- The Poetical Works of Isaac Watts, D.D.; in seven volumes with the life of the author. Bells Edition, The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to Churchill. Vol. I and Vol. II (volume one and two of 7 Volumes); containing his Psalms of David. (2 volumes bound in 1); imitated in the language of the New Testament
- Author
- Isaac Watts, D.D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First thus
- Publisher
- Apollo Press / George Cawthorne
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1802
- Keywords
- Poetry; Literature; Verse; Biography
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Avenue Victor Hugo Books LLC
All of our inventory is now 20% off as part of our Summer 2023 sale! See listing for discounts.
Payment may be made by credit card through Biblio.com, or directly to Avenue Victor Hugo via PayPal or by check.
Orders paid by check will be held for bank confirmation.
Returns are accepted, in the original condition, within 30 days.
We do not invoice businesses, institutions or libraries.
No dealer discounts. No third-party drop shipping.
About the Seller
Avenue Victor Hugo Books LLC
Biblio member since 2005
Newmarket, New Hampshire
About Avenue Victor Hugo Books LLC
Photos of any book are available upon request. Click the "Ask Seller a Question" link above to contact us. We're generally able to provide photos the next business day.
Avenue Victor Hugo Books specialize in first editions of the best in fiction, history, biography, poetry, drama, and essay. Our catalogue features careful, considered assessments of all of our stock. We are not flippers selling books by the pound. Instead, we try to limit our stock to books in a condition we'd be proud to place on our personal bookshelves.
For nearly 30 years, Avenue Victor Hugo Books was a fixture of Newbury Street in Boston's Back Bay, at one time holding over a quarter-million magazines and 150,000 used books. Awarded "Best Used Bookstore" multiple times by Boston Magazine, the store was a favorite of Boston-area authors and college students alike.
Since relocating to New Hampshire our shop has been featured on WBGH Boston News, WVCB's "Boston Chronicle," NHPR, and WMUR's "New Hampshire Chronicle." Avenue Victor Hugo has also recently been featured in "New Hampshire magazine," "The Boston Globe," UNH's "The New Hampshire," "The New Hampshire Union Leader," and "Foster's Daily Democrat."
Our store is open Fridays & Saturdays from 10am to 6pm in Lee, New Hampshire, less than 10 minutes from the University of New Hampshire.
Avenue Victor Hugo Books specialize in first editions of the best in fiction, history, biography, poetry, drama, and essay. Our catalogue features careful, considered assessments of all of our stock. We are not flippers selling books by the pound. Instead, we try to limit our stock to books in a condition we'd be proud to place on our personal bookshelves.
For nearly 30 years, Avenue Victor Hugo Books was a fixture of Newbury Street in Boston's Back Bay, at one time holding over a quarter-million magazines and 150,000 used books. Awarded "Best Used Bookstore" multiple times by Boston Magazine, the store was a favorite of Boston-area authors and college students alike.
Since relocating to New Hampshire our shop has been featured on WBGH Boston News, WVCB's "Boston Chronicle," NHPR, and WMUR's "New Hampshire Chronicle." Avenue Victor Hugo has also recently been featured in "New Hampshire magazine," "The Boston Globe," UNH's "The New Hampshire," "The New Hampshire Union Leader," and "Foster's Daily Democrat."
Our store is open Fridays & Saturdays from 10am to 6pm in Lee, New Hampshire, less than 10 minutes from the University of New Hampshire.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- 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...
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
Uncommonly Good Books Sold in 2019
Read about some of the most interesting books and ephemera that were sold through Biblio in 2019 and browse the gallery of highlights.
The American Eclipse of 2017
The path of the total eclipse of August 2017 had our offices at 99% totality - we closed the office to go watch the spectacle, but first we put together this gallery inspired by eclipses to celebrate.
