1857 - THE POETICAL OF PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY - RARE 3 VOLUME SET
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ThePoetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley.Editedby Mrs. Shelley.InThree Volumes.----------------Percy Bysshe Shelley, edited by Mrs. Shelley (MaryWollstonecraft Shelley)----------------London: Edward Moxon, Dover Street (1857), rare edition----------------This is a rare three volume set at its1857 printing of “The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. Edited by Mrs.Shelley. In Three Volumes”. The set has uniform full light brown leatherbindings with five raised bands an...d gilt decorations to the spines, there arealso title and volume labels to the spines, marbled page ends and endpapers, aninscription to the verso of the front free endpaper of volume one, half titlepages, and an illustrated frontispiece to volume one, pp. xvi, 376, viii, 432, viii, 386. This is a rare three volume set of thiscollection of poems by Shelley at its 1857 printing. I have not been able tolocate a copy of this set in the British Library and only a couple of setselsewhere on the Internet in its original form; I have however located a numberof modern copies based on this 1857 printing.According to an Internet source:“Percy Bysshe Shelley (4 August 1792 – 8July 1822) was one of the major English Romantic poets, who is regarded by someas among the finest lyric and philosophical poets in the English language, andone of the most influential. A radical in his poetry as well as in hispolitical and social views, Shelley did not see fame during his lifetime, butrecognition of his achievements in poetry grew steadily following his death.Shelley was a key member of a close circle of visionary poets and writers thatincluded Lord Byron, John Keats, Leigh Hunt, Thomas Love Peacock and his ownsecond wife, Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein.”“Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (neeGodwin; 30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was an English novelist who wrote theGothic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818). She also editedand promoted the works of her husband, the Romantic poet and philosopher PercyBysshe Shelley. Her father was the political philosopher William Godwin and hermother was the philosopher and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft. ………….. ThePoetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley (1839).” Generally, these books are in faircondition overall, despite the faults described following. More specifically, externally they are rubbed and bumped, there is some wear, fading and marks tothe leather, there is some thinning and splitting to the creases of the spinesand across the centres, some wear to the edges, corners and bases of thespines, and some damage and loss to the head of the spines, internally there issome age browning and foxing, and some splitting to the creases of the spinesat the endpapers, otherwise remaining tightly bound. Unpackaged these books weigh 1280g (approx 2lb 13oz), and individually they are 17 x 11 cm(16mo) or approximately 6¾ x 4½ inches in size. Further InformationShipping:We can ship to you worldwide.Our preferredmethods of shipping will be through using a tracked and insured service; however, we will offer you two shipping types and costs for you to choose from - pleaseselect the appropriate method for you. If you choose to use a non-insuredmethod we cannot be responsible for any losses in transit. If you would prefera shipping method other than that offered then please ask us before bidding forthe item.Please note that for residents of theChannel Islands and some other off-shore locations in the UK there may beadditional charges, please contact us for a quotation before bidding on anyitem.Please note: we offer a combinedshipping service, which we will automatically apply in the case of multiplepurchases.We will ensure that all books are wellpacked and protected by bubble wrap for the journey.Terms of Sale:Your satisfaction is our main concernand, therefore, we will offer a full money back refund if your purchase is notas described.
