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WORDSWORTH, William.. The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth.. Edward Moxon, London, 1836.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: 6 volumes. 12mo, publisher's cloth. A new edition. The top 1" of the front free endpaper in Vol. I removed; frontispiece portrait foxed; light use to extremities of cloth; but a tight, sound set.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$192.13 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A New Edition. Six volumes, dark green cloth, stamped in gilt. Excellent set of an important edition, extensively revised and with additional notes.
Seller: Charles Cox Rare Books , Bude, United Kingdom
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First editions. 6 Volumes (vols. 1 & 2) 1836 and (vols. 3-6) 1837 for the 1st Moxon published edition. 4-1/2 x 7 inches. Vol.1 (3),vi-313pp,(5) ; Vol.2 (5),v-351pp,(1) ; Vol.3 (5),vi-355pp,(1) ; Vol.4 (4),vi-364pp, ; Vol.5 (4),vi-412pp ; Vol.6 (8),x-374pp.(2)Bound in the original green cloth covered boards with bent corners, gilt title lettering on spine. Vol. 1 Includes foxed Wordsworth portrait, preface, dedication to the 1815 edition and errata slip. Pages generally clean in all volumes, with some spotting first pages, some light marks to endpapers. Books are in otherwise very good set in scarce original publisher's cloth of Moxon's esteemed 1st 1836-37 new edition.The great William Wordsworth, Poet Laureate is considered the embodiment of the romantic movement in England. In 1835 Wordsworth changed publishers from Longmans to his friend, Edward Moxon (1801-58) who would continue be Wordsworth's publisher. Moxon was highly regarded as the most important publisher of poetry in early Victorian England. Moxon and the Wordsworth family issued a new collective edition of his works, in 6 volumes. This was in to head off the copyright expiration in 1857, on the first collective edition of Wordsworth's Poetical Works, the two-volume edition of 1815. and realizing at the same time, copyright had expired on The Excursion (1814), The White Doe of Rylstone (1815), to be followed a year later, The Thanksgiving Ode volume of 1816. To make the offer more attractive to buyers the addition of new material, the Fenwick notes were included.This was an extremely important edition in increasing Wordsworth's success. For this six-volume edition, he revised the poems thoroughly, creating new versions of several poems, substantially revised versions of a hundred more, and made pervasive changes in the details of presentation that alter dramatically their appearance before the reader's eye. Many other works by Wordsworth proceeded from Moxon's publishing house at brief intervals, until the poet's death.
Seller: Lord Durham Rare Books (IOBA), St. Catharines, ON, Canada
Price: US$486.73 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: six volumes, contemporary full-leather, decorated in gilt, minor rubbing to spine extremities, short nick with an associated tiny chip at head of spine volume I which has been re-hinged, all edges gilt, portrait frontispiece volume I, advertisement leaves volumes I and VI, gilt inner dentelles, a handsome set; from the library of S H Haslam with his armorial plate front pastedowns; 313, 351, 355,364, 412 and 374 pages
Seller: Tiger books, Canterbury, United Kingdom
WORDSWORTH, William.. The Poetical Works. New edn. 6 vols.. Edward Moxon. 1836-37, 1836.
Price: US$493.13 + shipping
Description: Half titles, front. port. & 6pp ads vol. I, final ad. leaf vol. VI. Orig. dark green pebble-grained cloth, spines lettered in gilt; spines sl. dulled & rubbed. Armorial bookplates & signature of Samuel Taylor. Wise III (4); without the errata slip vol. IV. 'For this edition the text of the Poems was again revised in a drastic manner.'
Seller: Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$608.41 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: New edition. Published in 1836 (vols. 1 & 2) and 1837 (vols. 3-6). Six volumes, complete. HB. Original calf bindings by Hayday, with gilt decorations to spines in compartments, and red morocco title panels. Gilt decorations to edges of boards, red tinted page edges. Grey endpapers. With engraved portrait of Wordsworth to frontispiece of volume 1. Includes preface and dedication to the 1815 edition. A Very Good set of this edition, attractively bound. Covers are bright and largely clean, a few light or small marks, with light rubbing to edges. Volume label to Vol.6 is detached and loosely inserted. Bindings sound apart from Vol.2 which has the front internal hinge split and block loosening from spine (back hinge is sound). Pages clean, with some foxing to ends, some light marks to endpapers. 1839 owner's name neatly inscribed to vol.1.
Seller: David Ford Books PBFA, Cley-next-the-Sea, United Kingdom
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A very good, clean, tight, early set of the works of the poet who basically launched the English romantic movement; small octavos, bound in full green leather, ornately decorated in gilt with floral designs on front and back covers, all edges gilt, spines slightly age-darkened, light rubbing to small portions of extremities; contains an index to the poems and to the first lines, frontispiece of Wordsworth-vol. 1; short gift inscription vol. 1, dated 1837 & prev. owner's name on title pages of vol. V1 & V11.
Seller: Walt Barrie Rare Books, gleneden beach, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$1280.86 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1st Edition Thus 1836/1837. The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth. A New Edition. In Six Volumes. Published in 1836 (vols. 1 & 2) and 1837 (vols. 3-6) as required for the 1st edition. Bound in the original publishers cloth and rare thus. Wordsworth changed publishers from Longmans to Edward Moxon. For this six-volume edition, he revised the poems thoroughly, creating new versions of several poems, substantial revised versions of a hundred more, and pervasive changes in the details of presentation that alter dramatically their appearance before the reader's eye. Books are very good+ and bright. Light marking to cloth. Contents good with a few light inscriptions to endpapers.More images can be taken upon request.Ref
Seller: Lasting Words Ltd, Northampton, UK, United Kingdom
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Description: VOL I: 1836, 313 PAGES, FRONTISPIECE: PORTRAIT OF WORDSWORTH. VOL II: 1836, 351 PAGES. VOL III: 1837, 355 PAGES. VOL IV: 1837, 364 PAGES. VOL V: 1837 412 PAGES. VOL VI: 1837, 374 PAGES. VOL VII: 1842 405 PAGES. VOL VIII: 1851 304 PAGES. THREE QUARTER GREEN LEATHER OVER MARBLED PAPER COVERED BOARDS WITH MATCHING MARBLED ENDPAGES. "BOUND BY ZAEHNSDORF". SPINES UNIFORMLY AGE DARKENED WITH FIVE RAISED BANDS, CLEAN BRIGHT GOLD GILT DECORATION AND LETTERING. EACH OF THE FIVE RAISED BANDS HAS FIVE GOLD GILT LINES WITH A DECORATIVE DESIGN ON EACH SIDE. THE TOP PANEL HAS FOUR LINES AND A DECORATION. THE SECOND PANEL IS LETTERED "WORDSWORTH'S POETICAL WORKS". THE THIRD PANEL HAS A DECORATION. THE FOURTH PANEL IS LETTERED " VOL. I" (CONTINUING TO VOL. VIII). THE FIFTH PANEL HAS A DECORATION. THE SIXTH PANEL HAS A DECORATION THREE LINES, THE PUBLICATION DATE AND ANOTHER LINE. GOLD GILT TOP EDGE. GOLD GILT RULES AT LEATHER EDGES, FRONT AND BACK. GREEN RIBBON. THE BOOKPLATE OF LIZZIE MAY WHIPPLE IS ON EACH INSIDE FRONT COVER AND WAS ENGRAVED BY HARRY SOANE IN 1895. THE TITLE PAGE INDICATES "IN SIX VOLUMES" FOR THE FIRST SIX BOOKS. VOLUMES SEVEN AND EIGHT DO NOT HAVE THAT STATEMENT. THERE IS SOME VERY MINOR RUBBING TO THE EDGES. BOARDS, HINGES, TEXT BLOCK, ALL CLEAN STRONG AND TIGHT. THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONAL SET. PLEASE CONTACT BRIER ROSE BOOKS DIRECTLY FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTION. Size: 12MO
Seller: BRIER ROSE BOOKS, TEANECK, NJ, U.S.A.