The Course of Time; A Poem, in Ten Books: with a Memoir of the Author; an Analysis of Each Book, Divisions of the Subjects Embraced in the Poem, and a Comprehensive Index

Pollok, Robert

Published by Silas Andrus and Son, Hartford, CT, 1846

About this Item

Brown cloth boards with leather spine and leather corner caps (i.e. quarter leather cover). Gold lettering on spine and raised bands on spine. Boards have edge and surface rubbing. Corners of boards bend inwards. Front internal hinge is cracked, but binding is still quite sound. Page 17 has a tear going through to the middle of the page (text is still present and readable). The engraving before page 15 has a corner at the bottom torn out (the engraving itself is unaffected). Pages are age toned and have foxing. All page gatherings are tightly bound with a clean interior having no markings, writing, underlining, or highlighting in margins or text block. Robert Pollok (1798 ? 1827) was a Scottish poet best known for his work, The Course of Time, published in the year of his death. In 1827, shortly before leaving the University of Glasgow (where he was studying for the ministry in the United Secession Church), Pollok published what was to be his final and most famous work, The Course of Time, a ten-book poem in blank verse. Inv. # 11264.

Seller Inventory # 011264

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Course of Time; A Poem, in Ten Books: with a Memoir of the Author; an Analysis of Each Book, Divisions of the Subjects Embraced in the Poem, and a Comprehensive Index
• Publisher: Silas Andrus and Son, Hartford, CT
• Publication Date: 1846
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good +
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket