The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth: The Early Years 1987 - 1805. Revised by Chester L. Shaver
by DE SELINCOURT, Ernest (Editor)
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The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth
The Early Years 1987 - 1805
DE SELINCOURT, Ernest (Editor)
Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1967, Second edition, hardback with dustwrapper, VG/vg-, original blue cloth boards/gilt, illustrated frontispiece in addition to three b/w images, one fold out map of the Lake District, eight appendices and two genealogical tables, 729 pp. Presentation copy from the editor of the second revision (Chester L. Shaver) to Vera Farnell (a "resident of Grasmere who has aided me materially- preface) inscribed on flyleaf and dated May 1967 (see scan).
Small neat annotations on pages viii and x, sound binding, slight lean to the spine, pages clean and bright, shelf marks on bottom fore-edge corner of text block. Dustwrapper (laid down and repaired), lightly shelfworn, rubs to all edges, small bumps to spine strip, now protected in acid free archive film, original price (90 s. net) not clipped.
CUMBRIA, THE LAKE DISTRICT WRITERS AND POETS, WILLIAM AND DOROTHY WORDSWOTH, CORRESPONDENCE AND LETTERS
44266 hb lakes LAKES/POETS/WORDSWORTH £46.50
The Early Years 1987 - 1805
DE SELINCOURT, Ernest (Editor)
Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1967, Second edition, hardback with dustwrapper, VG/vg-, original blue cloth boards/gilt, illustrated frontispiece in addition to three b/w images, one fold out map of the Lake District, eight appendices and two genealogical tables, 729 pp. Presentation copy from the editor of the second revision (Chester L. Shaver) to Vera Farnell (a "resident of Grasmere who has aided me materially- preface) inscribed on flyleaf and dated May 1967 (see scan).
Small neat annotations on pages viii and x, sound binding, slight lean to the spine, pages clean and bright, shelf marks on bottom fore-edge corner of text block. Dustwrapper (laid down and repaired), lightly shelfworn, rubs to all edges, small bumps to spine strip, now protected in acid free archive film, original price (90 s. net) not clipped.
CUMBRIA, THE LAKE DISTRICT WRITERS AND POETS, WILLIAM AND DOROTHY WORDSWOTH, CORRESPONDENCE AND LETTERS
44266 hb lakes LAKES/POETS/WORDSWORTH £46.50
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- Daisyroots Books Ltd (GB)
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- 44266
- Title
- The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth
- Author
- DE SELINCOURT, Ernest (Editor)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1967
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- 0.00 lbs
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- CUMBRIA, THE LAKE DISTRICT WRITERS AND POETS, WILLIAM AND DOROTHY WORDSWOTH, CORRESPONDENCE AND LETTERS
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- Biography; LAKE DISTRICT;
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