1813 Rare Book - Robert Bloomfield - The Banks Of Wye; A Poem In Four Books illustrated.
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Author: Robert Bloomfield.
Title: The Banks Of Wye; A Poem In Four Books.
Publisher: London: B & R Crosby & Co, 1813. Second edition (stated).
Language: Text in English.
Size: 6.5 " X 4.5 ".
Pages: vii-133 pages.
Binding: Attractive and good full calf leather binding with gilt decorations (hinges worn but still tight, overall worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight, rare foxing or staining, gift note of a previous owner on the back of the frontis illustration).
Illustrations: Complete with the 4 very nice full-page illustrations.
The book: Rare and attractive illustrated second edition of The Banks Of Wye; A Poem In Four Books by Robert Bloomfield.
The Publisher: Robert Bloomfield (3 December 1766 – 19 August 1823) was an English laboring-class poet, whose work is appreciated in the context of other self-educated writers, such as Stephen Duck, Mary Collier and John Clare.