Prose and Poetry (1856-1870)
by Morris, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
London,Edinburgh, Glasgow, New York, Toronto, Etc: Humphrey Milford/Oxford University Press, 1913. This is a Very Good (Plus) to Near Fine copy of the First Edition Thus, a nice omnibus edition. Maroon cloth binding, ruled, with gilt titling on the spine and front cover. Clean text; 656 pages; includes a two-page index of the first lines of the poems. Frontis photograph of Morris.Touch of rub to tips and margins of the spine; else a Fine copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004200
- Title
- Prose and Poetry (1856-1870)
- Author
- Morris, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (Plus)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Humphrey Milford/Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London,Edinburgh, Glasgow, New York, Toronto, Etc
- Date Published
- 1913
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classic English Literature;
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Gilt
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- 12mo
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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