SUMMARY
The first edition of this biographical work.
First Edition,Leather Binding
Overall Condition: Fair
This book weighs 1 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage: £ 22.99
EU Postage: £ 16.99
European Postage: £ 17.99
Asia Postage: £ 22.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 28.99
DESCRIPTION
This work discusses several English poets and demonstrates a selection of their work.
With a frontispiece and five plates.
Lacking the plates of Mr Croxall and Mr John Philips, therefore lacking two plates in total.
With an introductory essay on the Rise Progress and Beauty of Poetry.
With the errata leaf to the rear.
This work discusses a large selection of poets such as Sir Philip Sidney, Sir Richard Steele, William Shakespeare, Abraham Cowley and more.
From the antiquarian library of Christopher Rowe. Christopher Rowe was a schoolmaster in Norwich and then in Bristol. Throughout his career he inspired many to love literature, history and music. He was a specialist on 17th century printer and bookseller, Humphrey Moseley and began his, unfortunately unfinished, PhD dissertation on him.
No author to title page although this work has been attributed to Giles Jacob.
Giles Jacob's main literary reputation was for his legal writings. However he also dabbled in satire with his The Rape of the Smock, a satire on Pope's Rape of the Lock.
CONDITION
In a full calf binding with gilt stamping to the boards and spine. Externally, worn, particularly to the joints and extremities. Loss to the head and tail of spine and cracks to the head of joints. Front board is detached but present with endpapers and frontispiece bound to pastedown. Internally, binding is strained in places. Evidence of repair to the binding between pastedown and frontispiece. Blackburn Public Library Reference Department stamp to the verso of front endpaper. Shelf number stamp to the title page as well as library stamp . Repair to the title page leaf at top outer corner the same to the dedication leaf. Pages are age toned with instances of spotting throughout.
Overall Condition: Fair
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
GUARANTEE
We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions.
Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL.
If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected.
Please note we cannot accept USD cheques