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Specimens of the Early English Poets: To which is prefixed, A Historical Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the English Poetry and Language, with a Biography of each Poet, &c. Volume III. Full-leather with blind-stamped vignette. Gilt tit

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1876 EXQUISITE Poems of Felicia Hemans English Poetry: 1876 EXQUISITE Poems of Felicia Hemans English Poetry Songs Feminism Suicide Controversy Felicia Hemans was an early 19th-century English poet whose works were profusely published following her death.

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1812 Homer Iliad Greek Mythology English Alexander Pope: 1812 Homer Iliad Greek Mythology English Alexander Pope 2v CSA War Provenance A fine, early 19th-century Pope edition of Homer’s ‘Iliad’. Homer, a legendary Greek poet, is responsible for two of

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EARLY ENGLISH EUCLID ELEMENTS.: "Elementorum Euclidis Libri Terdecum" published in London by Gulielmus Jones, 1620.The first publication of Euclid in England. Inked name on title page "Johes Meredith". Printed on laid paper withdiag

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1836 Rime of the Ancient Mariner Coleridge English Poet: 1836 Rime of the Ancient Mariner Coleridge English Poetry Shipwreck Adventure Known as one of the English Lake Poets, Samuel Taylor Coleridge was one of the most notable 19th-century English romance p

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Early English Carved Oak Bible Box: Early English carved oak bible box, the lift top with chip carved sides, the front profusely carved with "S" scrolls and punchwork. Repairs to underside of top, splitting to top and patch near hasp; h

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1790 13 VOLUMES WORKS of ENGLISH POETS by SAMUEL: PART OF THE LARGE SET, ODD VOLUMES London , 1790 Leather binding Size 4 by 6 1/2" Illustrated frontispieces Very good interior condition , minor wear of bindings, worn spines. One of the front covers

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1790 English Poets Ireland Jonathan Swift William: 1790 English Poets Ireland Jonathan Swift William Boome Samuel Johnson 3v “Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.” ― Jonathan Swift Beginning in 1779, Samuel Johnson began comprising

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1753 Works of Michael Drayton Elizabethan English Poet: 1753 Works of Michael Drayton Elizabethan English Poetry England Polyolbion Wales Algincourt Michael Drayton was a 16th-century English poet known for being one of the most popular poets of Elizabetha

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1862 EXQUISITE English Poets Tennyson Byron Wordsworth: 1862 EXQUISITE English Poets Tennyson Byron Wordsworth Keene Illustrated Poems ‘Passages from Modern English Poets’ is a rare, mid-19th-century collection of famous poems written by notable poets

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NINE EARLY ENGLISH TEXT SOCIETY BOOKS.: Three hard covers. "Lydgate's Troy Book I-III" printed 1966, "The Destruction of Troy"1869 and 1874, and "The Laud Troy Book 1-2", 1902. Together with six soft covers. Two "The Laud Troy Book", 1902 a

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TEN EARLY ENGLISH TEXT SOCIETY BOOKS.: "Beowulf" 2nd edition 1959, "Chaucer's Translation of Boethius's de Consolatione Philosophiae", 1868, "Be Domes Daeye" by J. Rawson Lumby 1964, "A Dyetary of Helth" Frederick Furnivall 1893, "Sir Gawa

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TEN EARLY ENGLISH TEXT SOCIETY BOOKS.: "Generydes" by W. Aldis Wright, 1878, "The Romance of Emare" by Edith Rickert, 1908, "Instructions for Parish Priests by John Myre" by Edward Peacock, 1868, "Facsimile of Ms. Bodley 34" introduction b

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Days with the English Poets: Title: Days with the English Poets Description: Tennyson, Browning, Byron. Publishers green cloth with gilt title, gilt vignette, tipped-in colour plate. Colour endpapers. Tipped-in colour frontispiec

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Lot Early English Letters 18th C Falmouth: Three interesting early English letters: the first circa 1710 signed Baltock to the Honourable Thomas Saunders at Beechwood, one paage; 1793 letter to Sir Isaac Heard , Knight at the College of Arms,

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The English Poets of the First World War: SKU #: 032922 Title: The English Poets of the First World War Description: Near fine hardcover in near fine pictorial dust jacket. Clean, white, crisp pages. Full refund if not satisfied. Details: Tit

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To which is prefixed, An Historical Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the English Poetry and Language, with a Biography of each Poet &c. Volume I. George Ellis. Full green leather with blind-stamped vignette and borders. Gilt title, raised bands and panel vignettes to spine. Decorative triple gilt page-blocks. Marbled endpapers with gilt dentelles. Pictorial title page. Gift inscription on rear endpaper. A beautifully bound copy.

Publisher: Henry Washbourne., London

Author: George Ellis

Date Published: 1845

Binding: Leather

Condition: Very Good

Reserve: $30.00

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