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The Shrubs of Parnassus
by Copywell, J. (Pseud. William Woty)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Item Price
$500.00$425.00
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About This Item
London: printed for the author, 1760. First Edition . Full-Leather. Good+. Copywell, J. (Pseud. of William Woty, poet and literary editor, 1732-1791). The Shrubs of Parnassus. London: printed for the author and sold b y J. Newberry, 1760. 1st ed. Contemporary calf covers, new spine with 5 raised bands, unlettered. Cover extremities darkened outside and inside; corners bumped and worn. Interersting provenance: bookplate inside front cover with shield and "The Hon^ble Edward Moncton, Sumerford Hall, County of Stafford" printed in green. Montford was of the lineage of the first Viscount Galway. Tipped over the bookplate is a smaller one of H. Bradley Martin, book collector extraordinaire, whose collection made waves in 1989-1990 all over the book world when Sotheby's had it for auction. The last part of the provenance is another bookplate affixed to the ffep, reading: Ex Libris, Percival F. Hinton. Hinton, a noted bibliographer and scholar, apparently acquired this book from the Sotheby's auction. One further note: the book includes a list of Subscribers, among whom are Samuel Johnson, David Garrick and Dr. Smollett. The text contains " poetical essays moral and comic." Overall, Good plus-Very Good minus.
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- Bookseller
- Page 1 Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12916
- Title
- The Shrubs of Parnassus
- Author
- Copywell, J. (Pseud. William Woty)
- Format/Binding
- Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- printed for the author
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1760
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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Albuquerque, New Mexico
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The Special Collections Room within Page 1 Books, the largest used bookstore in Albuquerque, NM. We offer a broad selection of collectible and out-of-print books and ephemera in all genres.
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- Calf
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Good+
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- FFEP
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- Spine
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