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The Life and Poetical Works of the Revd George Crabbe. Edited by his Son. In One Volume.
LUXURIOUS BINDING OF CRABBE'S WORKS
London: John Murray, 1847.
Large 8vo (9.5 x 6.25 inches). Full green morocco by CLARKE and BEDFORD with gilt raised bands. Wonderful and elaborate gilt tooling to the panels and framing both boards. Dentelles, all edges gilt. Vignette to title page, portrait frontispiece. Some spotting to the prelims.
A superb and very luxurious Victorian binding of Crabbe's most famous works. Although less known today, Reverend Crabbe was an immensely popular poet and writer in his time. His work was admired by writers including Bryon, Scott and Wordsworth, and Jane Austen even said that she could fancy being Mrs. Crabbe.
£390.00
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