Verlag: Wilkie and Robinson, London, 1811
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
Leather. Zustand: Good Only. None (illustrator). An illustrated edition of The Seasons by James Thomson, with an essay on the poem and a biographical sketch of the author. With four plates, one for each season. Collated complete. A series of four poems, originally published one season at a time, which reflect on the changing landscape of the countryside in blank verse. Written by James Thomson, a Scottish poet and playwright. With a biography of the author by P. Murdoch, and an essay on the plan and character of the poem by J. Aikin. Bound in full brown calf. Externally, worn with rubbing and wear resulting in loss to the extremities. Cracks to the joints and marks to the boards. Further loss to the head and tail of the spine. Front joint tender, rear joint starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Light scattered spotting to the first and last few pages. Good Only. book.
Verlag: Wilkie and Robinson, London, 1811
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
Leather. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). A lovely illustrated edition of The Seasons by James Thomson with introductory notes on the poem and Thomson. This is a lovely volume of The Seasons by James Thomson with an introductory essay on The Plan and Character of the Poem and The Life of the Author.The Seasons is a series of four poems written by Thomson and was originally published one season at a time. The poems reflect on the landscape of the countryside in blank verse.With four plate illustrations, one for each season.Collated, complete. Bound in full calf. Externally, generally smart. There are some marks to the boards and the spine is a little faded. There is a previous owner inscription to the title page. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good Indeed. book.