A Shropshire Lad
by A E Housman
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Guikld Publishing by arrangement with Walker Books, 1991 Book. Illus. by Robin Bell Corfield. Near Fine. Green Cloth Boards. First Thus. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Collection of poems set in an idealized English countryside, first published in 1896. This edition beautifully illustrated in a variety of media to give an authentic Shropshire setting to the poems. Introduction by Anne Carter. Unpageinated, illustrated throughout in colour. Gilt lettering to spine, pale green endpapers. Lower board very slightly bowed, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions. Minimal edge and surface wear to unclipped DJ, otherwise near fine..
Reviews
On Sep 11 2018, a reader said:
The poems strikes me as smooth and calm but its finest poetry I've
Ever read excellent.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Washburn Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015723
- Title
- A Shropshire Lad
- Author
- A E Housman
- Illustrator
- Robin Bell Corfield
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Guikld Publishing by arrangement with Walker Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1991
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Rural Life;
Terms of Sale
Washburn Books
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About the Seller
Washburn Books
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Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire
About Washburn Books
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