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Altre immaginiThe Dramatic Works of Robert Greene, to Which are Added His Poems
GREENE, Robert; with Some Account of the Author, and Notes by the Rev. Alexander Dyce, B. A.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: William Pickering, London, 1831
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Da: Dale Steffey Books, ABAA, ILAB, Bloomington, IN, U.S.A.Dale Steffey Books, ABAA, ILAB
Contatta il venditoreVenditore con 5 stelleCondizione: Usato - Molto buono
EUR 324,17
Spedizione gratuitaSpedito in U.S.A.Quantità: 1 disponibili
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Collected Edition. Two volumes in fine stamp-signed bindings by Hayday of full polished calf, gilt backs, marbled end papers, tops gilt. Very Good, title labels mostly lost, hinges showing some wear, scattered spotting to end papers only, corners rubbed, small stamp of Tilden Library dated… 1895 verso of title pages. Interiors clean and lovely. A rather uncommon Pickering publication with a quite interestin New York City provenance. Samuel Jones Tilden (1814-1886) was a former New York governor who had run for U.S. president in 1876. He went down in history as the first man to win the popular vote, but lose the electoral vote. His personal book collection comprising some 20,000 volumes, along with a good portion of his estate became the driving force behind the foundation of the New York Public Library.
