Selections from A. C. Swinburne
by Gosse CB, Edmund and Thomas James Wise (eds)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good, 1st edition, no d/j, limited (29 out of 525); vellum boards (some bumping and grubbiness), gilt cover/spine titling;
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann, 1919. 1st. h/b. Very good, 1st edition, no d/j, limited (29 out of 525); vellum boards (some bumping and grubbiness), gilt cover/spine titling; text block firm, untrimmed pages crisp and unmarked; some foxing on endpapers.. 8vo: royal (250 x 170 / 10"" x 6_""). A poetical anthology of lyrical work by English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic Algernon Charles Swinburne. Featuring a Prelude and Epilogue both written in verse. Includes Hymn to a Proserpine, Love at Sea, A Ballad of Bath, A Child's Future, and Trafalgar Day.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC133432
- Title
- Selections from A. C. Swinburne
- Author
- Gosse CB, Edmund and Thomas James Wise (eds)
- Format/Binding
- H/b
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, 1st edition, no d/j, limited (29 out of 525); vellum boards (some bumping and grubbiness), gilt cover/spine titling;
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1919
- Pages
- 288
- Size
- 8vo: royal (250 x 170 / 10"" x 6
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, limited, poetry, anthology, Swinburne, Gosse, Wise
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
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