stapleton miles thomas (6 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - bTitle:/b Francesca di Faenza: a tragedy. [In verse.]br/br/bPublisher:/b British Library, Historical Print Editionsbr/br/The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.br/br/The POETRY & DRAMA collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The books reflect the complex and changing role of literature in society, ranging from Bardic poetry to Victorian verse. Containing many classic works from important dramatists and poets, this collection has something for every lover of the stage and verse. br/br/++++br/The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:br/++++br/br/b/b British Librarybr/b/b Stapleton, Miles Thomas; br/b/b 1843.br/b/b 130 p. ; 8º.br/b/b 011779.ee.8.br/.

Half title; corners sl. creased & dusted. Orig. brown wrappers with label on front, lacking one corner, spine partly defective. Inscribed: 'From the author'.

Half title; sl. spotting. Orig. green cloth. BL & Cambridge only on Copac. Inscribed: 'A.G. Abercromby from the author April 1852'.

FIRST EDITION. 2 vols. 12mo. Occasional spotting. Later 19thC half green morocco by Sampson, York, marbled paper boards; spines a little darkened & rubbed at head & tail. A nice copy of a scarce title. Not in Sadleir or Wolff; BL & Cambridge only on Copac; OCLC adds a copy at Princeton. Paynell, Eton and Oxford educated, held great expectations in his future life as heir to riches and a seat in the House of Lords. 'Power, renown, and honours swam in visions through his thoughts, and when his aspiring fancy could soar no longer, he turned with grief from the flattering dream to look upon the humiliating reality.' Miles Thomas Stapleton was created 8th Baron Beaumont in 1840, the 7th Baronet having died in 1507. Paynell, was his only novel having previously published a poem, Godesberg Castle in 1829.