A Thousand and One Gems of English Poetry
by Charles Mackay (editor); Burns, Shakespeare, Byron, Shelley, Chaucer et al
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Leigh-On-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George Routledge & Sons, 1881. Hardcover. Fair. Tenniel, Foster, Millais. Handsomely produced compendium of English Poetry. With b/w illustrations by various artists including John Tenniel and Birket Foster. Decorative green cloth. All edges gilt. Tissue guarded frontispiece. 8vo. A number of middle signatures are loose. Rubbing and bumping to edges. Some staining to page edge but contents clean and tight. Fair overall.
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- Bookseller
- AJ Scruffles (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006577
- Title
- A Thousand and One Gems of English Poetry
- Author
- Charles Mackay (editor); Burns, Shakespeare, Byron, Shelley, Chaucer et al
- Illustrator
- Tenniel, Foster, Millais
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George Routledge & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1881
- Keywords
- poetry, poems, verse, collection, anthology,
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AJ Scruffles
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Leigh-On-Sea, Essex
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- Rubbing
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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