Poetical Works of John Scott Esq.
by Scott, John (with engravings by William Blake et al)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Hardcover in marbled leather boards with spine printed in red and gilt.
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed for J. Buckland, 1782. Hardcover in marbled leather boards with spine printed in red and gilt.. Very clean intact copy. Foxing spots on title page only, all 14 engravings (none missing) are Very Good with offsetting to adjacent papes. Cover is cleanly detached, spine cracked and loose at pp 50-51, bumped corners, spine chipped at top & bottom. Overall, a nice unmarked copy with clean boards, bright legible spine (tho cracked), and excellent engravings including 4 by Stothard/William Blake, others by Bertolozzi, Hall, Heath, Taylor, Watts, Page, Godfrey, Heath, Woolette. 341 pp on laid paper, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2, 14 b/w engravings.
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Details
- Bookseller
- edburynbooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3348
- Title
- Poetical Works of John Scott Esq.
- Author
- Scott, John (with engravings by William Blake et al)
- Book Condition
- Used - Hardcover in marbled leather boards with spine printed in red and gilt.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for J. Buckland
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1782
- Keywords
- Fiction/Poetry/Art/Music
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction/Poetry/Art/Music; Poetry; Antiquarian;
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About the Seller
edburynbooks
Biblio member since 2007
Nevada City, California
About edburynbooks
I sell from my home, where I have about 25,000 books shelved or stored. I am also an author, poet, photographer, taroist, publisher, collector. Selling books online for almost 15 years, including my own titles and rare books from my collection.
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