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The Works in Verse and Prose of William Shenstone, Esq; Most of which were never before printed
by Shenstone, William
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Contemporary speckled calf, gilt spine decorations, green and red leather labels on spine, . Hinges are slightly rubbed, one hea
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About This Item
London: Printed for R. and J. Dodsley, 1769. First edition. With portrait frontispiece, folding map of Lesasowes in Salop, title page vignettes, several headpiece illustrations and other decorations. viii, 345, [7]; vi, 392; xvi, 399 pp. 3 vols. 8vo. Contemporary speckled calf, gilt spine decorations, green and red leather labels on spine, . Hinges are slightly rubbed, one head slightly chipped, else fine. A very nice copy with original labels, Bookplate of Dean Palmer and signature of Elizabeth Blanche Burton. First edition. With portrait frontispiece, folding map of Lesasowes in Salop, title page vignettes, several headpiece illustrations and other decorations. viii, 345, [7]; vi, 392; xvi, 399 pp. 3 vols. 8vo. Works of poet and noted landscape theorist of the picturesque. Rothschild 1840 (second edition only); Tinker 1911; Williams pp.60-63
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 221599
- Title
- The Works in Verse and Prose of William Shenstone, Esq; Most of which were never before printed
- Author
- Shenstone, William
- Format/Binding
- With portrait frontispiece, folding map of Lesasowes in Salop, title page vignettes, several headpiece illustrations and other d
- Book Condition
- Used - Contemporary speckled calf, gilt spine decorations, green and red leather labels on spine, . Hinges are slightly rubbed, one hea
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Printed for R. and J. Dodsley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1769
- Keywords
- British | Landscape
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Art, Architecture & Design;
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