The Borough: A Poem & The Poetical Works of the Rev. George Crabbe

Rev. George Crabbe

Published by C. Daly 1839-1840, London, 1839

About this Item

Two uniform volumes of poetry from English writer and surgeon, Reverend George Crabbe. Two volumes. With a frontispiece and engraved title page to each volume. Written by George Crabbe, an English poet, surgeon and clergyman best known for his early use of the realistic narrative form and his descriptions of middle and working-class life and people. This set contains: The Borough: A Poem, 1839. A collection of poems written in heroic couplets, and arranged as a series of twenty-four letters. The poems cover various aspects of borough life and detailing the stories of certain inhabitants' lives. Dated from the University of Oxford Libraries. The Poetical Works of the Rev. George Crabbe, 1840. A collection of poems including The Village, The Parish Register, The Library, The Newspaper, and The Birth of Flattery, amongst others. With an essay on his genuis and writings. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, sound with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Light loss to the cloth at the head and tail of the spines with splits in the cloth to the joints. Front hinge starting but firm to The Poetical Works. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Age toning to the frontispieces and engraved title pages. Good.

Seller Inventory # 965T9

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Borough: A Poem & The Poetical Works of the Rev. George Crabbe
• Publisher: C. Daly 1839-1840, London
• Publication Date: 1839
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: None
• Condition: Good
• Book Type: book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Poetry