Two Centuries Of Song

Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. New/Not Issued. 8vo - 6x9". Hardcover reprint of the original 1867 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9". No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. Book Information: Two Centuries Of Song. Thornbury, Walter. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Two Centuries Of Song. Thornbury, Walter. New York, D. Appleton & Co., 1867. Subject: English poetry Read More

Bookseller: Repressed Publishing LLC (United States)

Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. New/Not Issued. 8vo - 6x9". Hardcover reprint of the original 1867 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9". No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. Book Information: Two Centuries Of Song: Or, Lyrics, Madrigals, Sonnets, And Other Occasional Verses Of The English Poets Of The Last Two Hundred Years. Thornbury, Walter. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Two Centuries Of Song: Or, Lyrics, Madrigals, Sonnets, And Other Occasional Verses Of The English Poets Of The Last Two Hundred Years. Thornbury, Walter. London: Sampson, Low, Son And Marston, 1867. Subject: English poetry Read More

Bookseller: Repressed Publishing LLC (United States)

London: Sampson Low, Son, and Marston., Milton House, Ludgate Hill., 1867. First printing. Crimson grained cloth. Spine lettered and decorated in gilt, Both sides stamped with a central decorative design with a cross in the middle . A black plain ruled stamped inner frame, has decorative black bells in each corner. On the upper side all these decorations are gilt stamped. Within this frame are four gilt stamped crosses (of St John of Jerusalem?).. Gatherings M and N are slightly sprung. Otherwise the book is sound and tight and bright and pleasing. The cover has 2 minor (1 cm and less ) damp spots otherwise a faint dullness to the cloth which hardly detracts from the handsome appearance of the book.. Quarto (220 x170 mm), pp xii, 307[308]. Nineteen plates by various artists - H.Harral. Orrin Smith, W.J.Linton, and W. Thomas - are engraved on wood illustrating poems by various English poets some better known than others - Milton, Wordsworth Tennyson, The Brontes, Herrick but also Erasmus Darwin, (Charles' grandfather), Kirk White, Adelaide Procter and many others. The title page was designed by Henry Shaw and has a decorative border engraved by R.B.Utting who also engraved the borders of all the pages in a number of different patterns. All the borders are delicately printed in sepia.These border designs are mostly based on flowers and ribbons but occasional birds or butterflies, discreetly small, have inspired the artist. There are engraved head and tailpieces in black. The frontispiece title page has a heavily engraved design - a wide elaborate border round the title - "TWO CENTURIES OF SONG"- all in black. This leaf is very lightly browned. Endpapers are dark brown matt surfaced and blank white on the other side. All edges are brightly gilt An interesting copy of a beautifully designed poetry book which stayed in the family - a presentation inscription on the upper margin of the engraved frontispiece title page reads: "George Walter Thornbury Jun: from his loving Mother / Aug 26th Read More

Bookseller: G&R Stone (United Kingdom)

London Sampson, Low, Son and Marston, 1867 Hardcover Lacks clasp, hinges tender, a few spots to exterior, else overall VG- to Good+ Large Octavo in gilted and bevelled illus boards, xii, 307 p. bw illus., front., plates., 24 cm. Text within red ornamental border English poetry. Read More

Bookseller: Calvello Books (United States)

New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1867. 308 pp. Hardcover, bound in decorative red cloth, all edges gilt, with brass clasp. Moderate to heavy shelf-wear, the spine frayed and chipped at the spine ends, spine edges, and corners, the inside front hinge partially split.. Good.. Octavo 7" x 9". Read More

Bookseller: Acorn Bookshop, Inc. (United States)

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1867 Brown stamped binding with gold and black decoration, gilt edges, gold clasp is missing pin, very rough exterior, binding loose, interior very good, all plates present (19 plates), one is in wrong place but not loose. Hard Cover. Fair. Illus. by Etchings. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Read More

Bookseller: Dunbar Old Books (United States)

Sampson Low, Son and Marston, 1867 "Of lyrics, madrigals, sonnets and other occasional verses of the English poets of the last two hundred years with critical and biographical notes. Illustrated by original pictures of eminent artists drawn and engraved especially for this work with coloured borders designed by Henry Shaw." An upmarket poetry anthology which covers all poets still alive in 1667 to living authors of 1867 - more or less Herrick to Arnold. In green cloth with gilt deocations and page edges. Some edgewear particularly at the top of the spine. Interior is solid and clean bar one Victorian gift inscription.. Decorative Cloth. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Read More

Bookseller: zarak books (United Kingdom)

General Books LLC, 2010-01-09. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. This is a photocopy.Absolutely Brand New & In Stock. 100% 30-Day Money Back. Direct from our warehouse. Ships by USPS and UPS. Happy Customers is Our #1 Goal. Read More

Bookseller: Harvard Bookseller (United States)

2008. New. New. 2008. Reprinted from 1867 edition. PRANAVA BOOKS edition. This is a quality reprint of an old book of historical value. This is an exact/strict reproduction, no changes has been made in respect to the original. A lot of effort has been made to check and improve each page/scan manually for its quality of text and illustrations (if any). This is not a retyped or an ocr'd book. The title of the book, on the cover, is in gold lettering. Read More

Bookseller: snbooksworld.com (India)

Paperback. Format: Paperback. This item is printed on demand. This is a POD item (reproduction/reprint). This item is printed on demand. This is a POD item (reproduction/reprint). Brand New, Perfect Condition. May Ship From Overseas, Allow Additional Delivery Time. Read More

Bookseller: PapaMedia.com (United States)

Pranava Books, 2008. Hardcover. New. Reprinted from 1867 edition. Sewn binding. Hard Bound. EXACT/STRICT reproduction of text, no changes has been made in respect to the original text. This is not a set, only a single book/volume. A lot of effort has been made to check and improve each page/scan manually for its quality of text and illustrations (if any, are in b/w). It may contain occasional imperfections due to the age of the original book or scanning process. This is not a retyped or an ocr'd book. Index, contents, etc, if any in the original book, are included. This item is printed on demand using good quality natural shade paper. More than 50% of our customers are repeat customers. Read More

Bookseller: snbooksworld.com (India)

Pranava Books, 2008. Paperback. New. New. 2008. Reprinted from 1867 edition. PRANAVA BOOKS edition in "Large Print Size" (Paperback). This is an exact/strict reproduction of text, no changes has been made in respect to the original text. Though a lot of effort has been made to check and improve each page/scan manually for its quality of text and illustrations (if any, are in b/w), it may contain some imperfections due to the age of the original book and increased print size. This is not a retyped or an ocr'd book. Index, contents, etc, if any in the original book, are included. This item is printed on demand using good quality natural shade paper. Read More

Bookseller: snbooksworld.com (India)

London - Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, 1867 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First edition. A first edition of this charming collection of song and verse spanning two centuries. Bound in red cloth with elaborate gilt decoration and lettering, with half a gilt clasp remaining. With a bookbinder's label for Burn, 37 and 38 Kirby Street, to the rear pastedown. Illustrated withnumerous 'original pictures of eminent artists, drawn and engraved especially for this work'. With decorative page borders and gilt page edges. Condition: The binding is generally tight and firm, with some instances of exposed cords and splitting. The inner hingesare strained. There is some wear to the extremities, including bumping, sunning to the spine, and marks. The rear of the clasp is missing. Internally the pages are generally clean with some browning. There isspotting prominent to the first and last few pages. Both free-endpapers have slight clasp damage. The front free-endpaper has an ink signature and date, and, to theverso,an ink inscription. There is a library issue label to the front pastedown, a torn shelfmark label to the spine, an ink shelfmark to the titlepage, a number of library stamps, and a date stampto p308. The overall condition is good only.. Read More

Bookseller: Rooke Books (United Kingdom)

London: Sampson Low Son, and Marston, 1867. Lyrics, Madrigals, Sonnets, and other occasional verses of the English poets of the last two centuries. With critical and biographical notes. Illustrated by original pictures of eminent artists, drawn and engraved especially for this work. With borders designed by Henry Shaw. etc. Some fading of purple cloth. Top edge of spine cloth split approx 4" Spine bumped. aeg.. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Read More

Bookseller: Bookcase (United Kingdom)