c1795-1797 4vol The Poetical Works of Akenside, Shakespeare, Shenstone, & Wal...

Description: Click here to see our other books! The Poetical Works of Akenside, Shakespeare, Shenstone, & Waller Mark Akenside; William Shakespeare; William Shenstone; Edmund Waller c1795-1797 C. Cooke : London 5.5" by 3.5" xxiv, 263, (1); 214, (1); xxxiv, 264, (4); xxxvi, ix, 180pp. SUMMARY Four Cooke's edition collections of poetry from important British writers, with a life of the author to each volume. Leather Binding,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding Overall Condition: Good This book weighs 1.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 23.99 EU Postage: £ 18.99 European Postage: £ 19.99 Asia Postage: £ 31.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 32.99 DESCRIPTION Four volumes. Cooke's edition. This set contains: The Poetical Works of Mark Akenside: with the Life of the Author, c1795. Illustrated with a vignette title page, a portrait, and four plates. Collated complete. The poetry of Mark Akenside, an English poet and physician with a biographical sketch. Dated from York Minster. The Poetical Works of William Shakespeare: with the Life of the Author, c1797. Illustrated with a vignette title page, a portrait, and three plates. Collated complete. The poetry of William Shakespeare, an English playwright, poet and actor widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. Dated from the British Library. The Poetical Works of William Shenstone: with the Life of the Author, c1795. Illustrated with a vignette title page, a portrait, and four plates. Collated complete. The poetry of William Shenstone, an English poet and one of the earliest practitioners of landscape gardening. Dated from the British Library. The Poetical Works of Edmund Waller: with the Life of the Author, c1796. Illustrated with a vignette title page, a portrait, and three plates. Collated complete. The poetry of Edmund Waller, an English poet and politician who was one of the longest serving members of the English House of Commons. Dated from the British Library. CONDITION In the original full calf binding. Externally, some wear with rubbing to the extremities resulting in minor loss. Fading to the spine and boards with the odd small mark. Cracks to the joints with light loss to the rear joint of Mark Akenside. Hinges starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small spot and minor age toning to the endpapers. Overall Condition: Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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