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The Excursion, Being a Portion of The Recluse, A Poem, By William Wordsworth, Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, London, 1814, First Edition, Contemporary 3/4 leather, 447 pp, 10.75 x 9 , 4to. In fair condition. Moderate wear to extremities with scuffing along corners, end bands and edges. Five raised bands are scuffed, gilt work rubbed but intact. Light abrasions and peeling to surface of marbled boards. All edges marbled. Brown end papers are clean, but slightly foxed. Interior lightly toned with nominal foxing. Old hand gift inscription at top of title page dated 1840. A 63 is written in old hand script on the back of the title page. Binding tight and intact. Free of known marginalia. Please see photos. First edition, long poem by William Wordsworth (1770-1850). Wordsworth was an English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with their joint publication Lyrical Ballads. Very clean contents. Nice First Edition candidate for fine restoration. RAREB1814DSTZ - 10/22 RAREB1814DTSZ - 10/24 - HKREV186. Seller Inventory # RAREB1814DTSZ
Title: 1814 Excursion, Portion of The Recluse, A ...
Publisher: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
Publication Date: 1814
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fair
Edition: 1st Edition
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