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Poems of Passion and Pleasure
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
1912
Gay & Hancock : London
11.5" by 9"
xiii, [4], 267, [1pp]
SUMMARY
Ella Wheeler Wilcoxs famous collection of love themed poems, this edition beautifully illustrated with colour plates by Dudley Tennant.
Colour Plates,Illustrated,Publishers Original Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs2 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
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DESCRIPTION
A beautifully illustrated edition of the poetry of the American author Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Strikingly illustrated with a tipped-in colour frontispiece, and nineteen tipped-in colour plates.
Collated, complete.
This collection, first published in 1883, threatened to spark a scandal due to its title. However the poems became much beloved by the American public, the collection including poems such as A Fallen Leaf, How Like the Sea, Says Cupid to Mammon, Friendship After Love, and more.
Illustrated throughout by Dudley Tennant.
Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library.
CONDITION
In the original publishers cloth binding. Externally, smart, with some light marks and discolouration, as is usual to see with white cloth. Minor bumping to the extremities. A few small damp stains to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the occasional scattered spot.
Overall Condition: Very 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.
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