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William Wordsworth. Group of 6 volumes, including 5 First Editions.... (Total: 6 )
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William Wordsworth. Group of 6 volumes, including 5 First Editions.William Wordsworth. The Excursion, being a portion of The Recluse, A Poem. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1814. 4to, 4 pp. (8vo) publisher's advertisements inserted at front, half-title, errata, original drab boards, uncut. FIRST EDITION, with pp. 161/162 in cancelled state. Spine perished, boards worn and stained; internally fine. Heaney 24. - Wordsworth. Memorials of a Tour on the Continent, 1820. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1822. 8vo, 16 pp. advertisements at front dated July 1839, half-title, original drab boards, printed paper spine label. FIRST EDITION, with ads that Mark Reed noted are late indicating Longman held the book for years. Hinges repaired, spine mostly perished, some staining to boards. Heaney 70. - Wordsworth. Yarrow Revisited, and Other Poems. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, 1835. 12mo, half-title, errata slip, 4 pp. advertisements at end, original drab boards, printed paper spine label. FIRST EDITION. Front hinge and joints cracked; a bit rubbed; endpapers spotted. Heaney 86. - [Wordsworth, contribution]. The Casket, a Miscellany, consisting of Unpublished Poems. London: John Murray, 1829. 8vo, half-title, original salmon muslin, printed paper spine label. FIRST EDITION, contains "The Peat Stack" on p. 259. Spine a little faded, slight splitting to joints near ends, label slightly soiled and rubbed. Heaney 497. - Wordsworth. The Prelude. London: Edward Moxon, 1850. 8vo, half-title, 8 pp. advertisements at front (first page affixed to pastedown), original blindstamped plum cloth, spine lettered in gilt. FIRST EDITION. Spine slightly faded, else fine. Heaney 152. - Wordsworth. Poems. Edited by Robert Aris Willmott. London: George Routledge & Co., 1859. 8vo, illustrated, full green morocco gilt, edges gilt, by Zaehnsdorf; cloth slipcase. Upper cover nearly detached. Heaney 184.
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2025 September 10 - 11 Important English and American Literature: The William A. Strutz Library, Part III, Rare Books Signature® Auction #6321 (go to Auction Home page)
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