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A Bibliography of James Russell Lowell Compiled by George Willis Cooke; 1907 Limited Edition #484 out of 550
by Cooke, George Willis
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About This Item
Philip Greely Brown (1855-1934) was an avid book collector and amature historian and albeit, publisher. He helped collect and published his brother's memoirs on the settlement of the West. His brother, Clifford Brown served under a variety of leaders, some quite famous. This is a bibliography of all of James Russell Lowell' works up to 1906. Mr. Brown would have used this text to put together a definitive collection of Russell's works. His entire collection was partilly donated and the rest sold at auction in 1935. The book is in excellent condition with no dust cover and some sunning to the spine. It is interior lightly toned and tight binding. The title is: A Bibliography of James Russell Lowell. Compiled by George Willis Cooke. Boston and New York. Houghton Mifflin and Company MDCCCCVI (1906). This copy is number 484 out of 530 copies printed and bound. A first and only edition. A very nice signed bookplate of Philip Greely Brown. He was a graduate of Bowdoin College (Maine)
Title: A bibliography of James Russell Lowell / Author(s): Cooke, George Willis, 1848-1923. Publication: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, Year: 1906 Description:xi p., 208 leaves, [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 23 cm. Language: English Standard No: LCCN: 06-39795
SUBJECT(S) Named Person: Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891 -- Bibliography.
Note(s): Designed by Bruce Rogers./ "Five hundred and thirty copies printed"--T.p. verso.
Class Descriptors: LC: Z8521; Dewey: 016.811
Responsibility: compiled by George Willis Cooke. Document Type: Book
Entry: 19990316 Update: 20120914 Accession No: OCLC: 1294510
Database: WorldCat
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- Title
- A Bibliography of James Russell Lowell Compiled by George Willis Cooke; 1907 Limited Edition #484 out of 550
- Author
- Cooke, George Willis
- Format/Binding
- 8 vo some sunning to spine otherwise fine
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- none
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition Copy number 484 out of 520 Copies
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1907
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Limited Edition, First Edition, Rare books, bibliography, poetry, literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art and Poetry; Books about Books;
- Size
- 8vo
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