The Ballad of Beau Brocade and Other Poems of the XVIIIth Century
by Dobson, Austin
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1892. First Edition. Decorated Cloth. Very Good. Thomson, Hugh. 8vo. 89 pp. With 50 Thomson illustrations. Some occasional light foxing on pages. Cover decoration bright and festive, gilt on red boards. Binding tight. Charming verse in 18th century nostalgic revival led by Dobson, a popular poet subsequently much maligned by the effete Sitwell clan.
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Details
- Bookseller
- White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000665
- Title
- The Ballad of Beau Brocade and Other Poems of the XVIIIth Century
- Author
- Dobson, Austin
- Illustrator
- Thomson, Hugh
- Format/Binding
- Decorated Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1892
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About the Seller
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About White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
By appointment. Antiquarian and rare books with strengths in illustrated plate books, the decorative arts, costume, sporting, foreign language literature (in the original language), with growing emphasis on early printing.
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Tight
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- Gilt
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