Homes and Haunts of the Most Eminent British Poets
by William Howitt
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Item Price
$38.31$30.65
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About This Item
London: George Routledge and Sons Book. Fair. Brown Decorated Boards. 3rd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Undated volume, circa 1860 from information in the preface, providing a detailed study of the birthplaces and residences of many British literary figures. 42 black and white illustrations, including tissue-guarded frontis. 706pp. All edges gilt. Bumping and rubbing to spine and corners, backstrip split, hinges weak with old repairs failing and some foxing to end pages, otherwise fair copy..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Washburn Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009315
- Title
- Homes and Haunts of the Most Eminent British Poets
- Author
- William Howitt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Publisher
- George Routledge and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography; Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Washburn Books
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About the Seller
Washburn Books
Biblio member since 2010
Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire
About Washburn Books
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- Rubbing
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- Gilt
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- Fair
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