Monckton Milnes: The Years of Promise 1809-1851 by Pope-Hennessy, James - 1949

Farrar Straus Cudahy, 1955. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 327 pages. Ex-university library book, light wear and discoloring; a sound square binding; good shape. No jacket. Volume 1 only. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Inventory No: 209352. .

Farrar Straus Cudahy, 1955. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 272 pages. Ex-university library book, light wear and discoloring; a sound square binding; good shape. No jacket. Volume 2 only. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Inventory No: 209353. .

New York: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1955. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 327 pages .

Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, Inc., New York, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good. Maroon cloth. The volumes have lightly bumped corners, mildly sun wahed spines, and the gilt spine lettering is faded. The There is an ink name, date, and inventory stamp on the front endpaper of each volume, otherwise the interiors are in excellent condition.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, Inc., 1955. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Octavo. Volume I: The Years of Promise, 1809-1851, xv (i), 272 pp, 14 chapters titled by years, text with footnotes, list of b&w illustrations index, Volume II: The Flight of Youth, x, 397 (1) pp, list of b&w illustrations, 11 chapters titled by year(s), Appendix, index. Gilt spine letters faded but legible else cover cloth crisp, No markings, binding tight, clean, paper white and bright. 5.75" x 8.5". Maroon cloth with gilt lettering to spine. "Richard Monckton Milnes (1809-1885) was an English poet, patron of literature and politician. Milnes published two volumes of verse in 1838, Memorials of Residence upon the Continent and Poems of Many Years, Poetry for the People in 1840 and Palm Leaves in 1844. He also wrote a Life and Letters of Keats in 1848. Milnes' ballads were among the most popular of their day.".

Constable. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. (Literature, Biography, History) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

NY: Farrar Straus and Cudahy, 1955, 1955. Hardcover. Acceptable. 2 volumes. Red cloth. Light even soil to spines, bowing, sunning, very light wrinkling from being stored in a damp environment. Binding and text are very good.

Constable, 1949. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1949. First Published. 327 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Black and white illustrated plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Tear to cloth to top of spine. Staining to rear board.

NY: Farrar Straus Giroux , (1955).. First US editions. . Very good plus in full cloth without dust jackets or slipcase. For the pair:

London: Constable, 1951. Wear to tips of red cloth binding and gilt on spine is dulled. 272 pages with index plus illustrations.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.