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The Farmer's Boy; a Rural Poem... Rural Tales, Ballads, and Songs...
BLOOMFIELD'S RURAL TALES, BALLADS & SONGS
London: Longman, Hurst, et al..., 1820.
2 vols., 12mo (6.75 x 4 inches). Half green calf, with twin red labels. Wide blind raised bands, ornate gilt tooling to panels. Speckled edges. Wide margins. Illustrated with engraved vignettes. Occasional spotting.
A very pretty Regency binding. Bloomfield's reputation as a poet rests chiefly on The Farmer's Boy, a pastoral tale which enjoyed immediate popular and critical success on its publication in 1800.
£140.00
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