The Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley in Verse and Prose. Now first brought together with many pieces not before published.
by SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe
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- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
Reeves and Turner, London., 1880. First edition. Edited, with Prefaces, Notes and Appendices, by Harry Buxton Forman. Octavo. Eight volumes. Plates. Period binding of half calf with marbled boards, raised bands, gilt decorated spines, leather author- and title-labels. Marbled endpapers and edges. The first important collected edition of Shelley's works.Some light rubbing to the spines and edges, most noticeably at the raised bands. Some spotting of the prelims. Some fading to spine labels. Very good indeed. A handsome and scarce edition.
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- Peter Ellis bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SHELLEYP004389
- Title
- The Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley in Verse and Prose. Now first brought together with many pieces not before published.
- Author
- SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Reeves and Turner, London.
- Date Published
- 1880
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Calf
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- Spine
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- Rubbing
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- Raised Band(s)
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