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Poems in Two Volumes
William Wordsworth
1807
Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown : London
6.5" by 4"
[9], 2-158, [1]pp
SUMMARY
A very scarce, first edition of the first volume of William Wordsworth's collected poems.
First Edition
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
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EU Postage: £ 15.99
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DESCRIPTION
Only 500 copies of this edition were printed, and therefore it is a particularly scarce work. Volume I only.
Complete. with the half-title and the erratum leaf to the rear. This copy has the full stop after 'Sonnets' to page 103.
In near contemporary salmon cloth which has been rebacked with the original spine laid down.
'Poems, in Two Volumes' was printed following the success of Wordsworth's 'The Prelude' and his collaboration with Coleridge, 'Lyrical Ballads'.
CONDITION
In a near contemporary full cloth binding. Rebacked, with the original boards preserved and the original spine laid down. Externally, very smart. A few marks to the boards and spine. Internally, firmly bound. Former owner's pencil notations to endpapers. Pages are bright with just the odd spot.
Overall Condition: Very Good
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.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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