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The Works of Robert Herrick
by Robert Herrick
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: W. and C. Tait , 1823. Leather. Good. 7.5" by 5". None. The poetical works of Robert Herrick, from the library of the British heiress and book collector, Frances Mary Richardson Currer. A scarce new edition. Complete in two volumes. Rebound in half morocco on marbled boards. The poetical works of Robert Herrick. Including a biographical notice, 'Hesperides', and his most famous poem, 'To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time', which begins with the first line, 'Gather ye rosebuds while ye may'. Each volume has a bookplate for, 'Frances Mary Richardson Currer', to the front paste-down. Currer was a British heiress and book collector. According to the bibliographer, Thomas Frognall Dibdin, she had one of the best and most extensive libraries in the United Kingdom. The half title pages are present in both volumes. Rebound in half calf. Externally, a trifle rubbed with rubbing to the extremities. Fading to the spines. Marks to the boards and spine. Bookplate to the front paste-down of each volume. Bookplate to the front free endpaper of volume one. Ink inscription from previous owner to the reverse of the front free endpaper. Hinges strained. Spotting to the reverse of the free endpapers. Internally, binding slightly strained but still firm. Pages age-toned to the edges but otherwise bright and clean. Spotting towards the front, and the odd handling mark throughout. Ink mark to the front blank of volume one. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 846G3
- Title
- The Works of Robert Herrick
- Author
- Robert Herrick
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- W. and C. Tait
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1823
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- frances mary richardson currer oliver brett hesperides carpe diem oliver brett
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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.
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.
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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....
- 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"...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
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