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The Complete Works of Walter Savage Landor
Walter Savage Landor; T. Earle Welby (ed.)
1927-1936
Chapman and Hall Ltd. : London
9.5" by 7"
xv, 273pp; 315pp; 319pp; 299pp; 334pp; 292pp; viii, 268pp; 266pp; vii, 288pp; v, 368pp; v, 225pp; viii, 248pp; vii, 395pp; vii, 411pp; 442pp; 355p.
SUMMARY
A complete limited edition set of the the works of Walter Savage Landor, complete in sixteen volumes.
Illustrated,Limited Edition,Publishers' Original Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs 20 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
Walter Savage Landor was an English poet and writer best remembered for his prose work 'Imaginary Conversations', containing prose dialogues between historical people of classical Greece and Rome. Whilst his work has been received with great critical acclaim, as a person Landor was decidedly unpopular amongst the public. He spent his whole lifetime quarreling with his father, neighbours, wife, and any authorities at hand who offended him. However, he won the friendship of many literary men, including Robert Southey, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Charles Lamb, Charles Dickens and Robert Browning, who were all greatly influenced by his works.
This edition of 'The Complete Works of Walter Savage Landor' is limited to 525 sets, of which 500 are for sale in England and America.
This set is lacking the original dustwrappers.
This set contains the following works:
Imaginary Conversations, volume I
Imaginary Conversations, volume II
Imaginary Conversations, volume III
Imaginary Conversations, volume IV
Imaginary Conversations, volume V
Imaginary Conversations, volume VI
Imaginary Conversations, volume VIII
Imaginary Conversations, volume IX
Pericles and Aspasia
High and Low Life in Italy, and The Poems of Catullus
Miscellaneous Papers
Poems I
Poems II
Poems III
Poems IV
With a portrait frontispiece with a protective tissue guard to each volume except volume XII, with an additional map plate of 'Catillus and Salia' to volume XIII.
This is an ex-library set, with institutional ink and blind stamps to the very occasional page (not affecting text) of 'Birkbeck College'.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, minor shelf wear to extremities. Evidence of library label formerly tipped to spine, now removed. Small ink mark to rear board, volume V. Library ink stamp to front free-endpaper. 'Birkbeck Library College' blindstamp to front free-endpaper, title page, and the occasional page. Internally firmly bound. Half title page to contents volume II partially detached to gutter, tender. Pages slightly age toned to edges but very bright and clean throughout. The very odd faint spot and handling mark to the occasional page. Light scattered spotting to half title page volume II, offset to facing page. Evidence of slip tipped to rear pastedown volume XII, now removed. 'Birkbeck College' library slip tipped to rear pastedown volume XVI.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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