Buy this book on-line Bucke, Charles : On The Life, Writings, and Genius of Akenside with Some Account of His FriendsJames Cochrane, London, 1832
12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Leather spine and quarter tips on marbled boards which are worn . Front board is detached. Internally there is a name to front pastedown and some foxing to early and later pages and some minor marks but generally this copy is very clean, tight and unmarked. FIRST EDITION. 312 pages. Portrait frontispiece. Contemporary name is Charles Dickson Inglis (1834-1910), Captain Royal Navy and as the book was published in 1832 this was possibly inherited or purchased secondhand. Mark Akenside (1721-1771) was an English poet and physician who became physician to Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III. A VERY SCARCE TITLE with only one copy recorded in the British Library.. 11. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: No Jacket Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Bucke, Charles : On The Life, Writings, and Genius of Akenside with Some Account of His Friends. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out of print books, libri rari, livres illustrées, libri antichi and livres d'occasion. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |