Sumner l fairfield (14 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.…

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Hardcover. First edition. 8vo. 157 + 1 pp. Green covered boards with cloth spine. The author, Sumner Lincoln Fairfield (1803 - 1844) was an American poet born who, according to his own wife, had a very sensitive and melancholy as she stated: "His nature was haughty, unbending, and reserved; he could not brook personal or newspaper attacks. I have seen him writhe under mental pain even upon a criticism of a poem." (The Autobiography of Jane Fairfield; Embracing a Few Select Poems by Sumner Lincoln Fairfield, p. 54) Staining and age wear to boards and spine. Foxing and browning to endpapers due to age. Ex library copy with a number of stamps, but no bookplate. Foxing throughout, but text is pristine and clear. Book is in overall good condition. The first word of the title, Abaddon, is a word for either the Devil or Hell used in the Book of Revelations, 9:11. The modern word, meaning "destruction" has its roots in the Middle ages from the Greek and Hebrew, its more common use for hell became widespread during the 17th century. This work is a collection of long poems, whose theme is man's affinity towards cruelty and bigotry throughout history.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good +. First edition. 4 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. 12 mo. 72 pp. Original plain and marbled paper boards. Condition is GOOD+ ; corners worn, covers have a number of ink spots. Small paper library label on upper spine, Hubbard Free Library label on front pastedown. Binding very solid. Lacks free endpapers. Endpapers, title pg, and sonnet pg are moderately foxed, with a tiny bit of foxing to the text. Very rare in the publisher's binding. Maine. RGR.…

8vo, pp. 157, [3]; original green paper covered boards backed in tan cloth; boards and endpapers waterstained, spine worn with paper label partial perished, good and sound.