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Bidcombe Hill
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Skurray
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2nd edition. engraved frontis of Longleat & 2 other plates (Bidcombe Hill & Maiden Bradley Priory), 220pp + advert leaf
With 100 page essay on topographical poetry which was not present in the first edition
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$65
£75
SJA'Court-Lines 9705 modern half or quarter calf
ABE 0004:
Skurray, Francis Bidcombe Hill London 1824. Bidcombe Hill, a rural and descriptive poem. . . . To which is prefixed an essay on local poetry. London: Cadell, 1824. (2)220 pp. + an engraved frontispiece. 8vo, original boards, early cloth spine, morocco label (label chipped, front joint worn).Second edition, but the first to contain the author's 100-page essay in defence of topographical poetry; the poem itself had first appeared in 1808. Presentation copy, inscribed on the half-title from the author to Mr. Phene. With an engraved frontispiece. A late but important example of a popular 18th-century genre. Aubin, Topographical Poetry, p.106. Price:
£ 80.00
(approx. US$ 126.03) Presented by Ximenes Rare Books Inc., ABAA, ABA, ILAB, Kempsford, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
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SKURRAY, Francis. Bidcombe Hill: a rural & descriptive poem. Second Edition: with An Essay On Local Poetry.
Cadell 1824. Vivian de Sola Pinto copy.* First Edition thus, contemporary calf gilt, spine elegantly gilt decorated. Roy.8vo, c.pp220, small dampstain at extreme foot of some pages, small ink mark on one page. Binding missing small piece at extreme head of spine, corners lightly scuffed. With 3 engraved plates [Bidcombe Hill: Marquis of Bath's Longleat House: ruins of Maidenbradley Priory]. Very good mellow copy. Scarce: best & most important edition. Neither the 1st Edition 1808 nor the 3rd Ed 1844 contained Skurray's long Essay On Local Poetry in which he 'defended hill-poetry against its detractors, discussed a number of prominent examples, and filled dozens of pages with suggestions for further experiments' [Aubin: Topographical Poetry]. Skurray was rector of Winterbourne-Abbas, Dorset: the book was printed by Crockers of Frome [Somerset]: the poem is dedicated to the Marchioness of Bath. Endpaper with early 19thC signature J.M.B. of Milton Monck[?]: and elegant bookplate of Rochester biographer & litte
rateur Sola Pinto. Price:
£ 165.00
(approx. US$ 259.94) Presented by Adam Mills Rare Books, Cambridge, 1, United Kingdom
ABE 10/00:
BIDCOMBE HILL, A Rural and Descriptive Poem. Second Edition. To which is Added An Essay on Local Poetry. by Skurray (Francis) 1824. Engraved frontis of Longleat, 2 other engraved plates, 220 + advert leaf, uncut in the original paper boards, spine chipped, portions missing from base of spine and paper label, short tear to front endpaper. Presentation inscription from the author on front endpaper. The first edition did not contain the author's 100 page essay on the defence of topographical poetry. The price of the book is
£ 65.00
The seller is AMBRA BOOKS 22 West Shrubbery Redland, Bristol, , United Kingdom, BS6 6TA.
ABE 200409
Bidcombe Hill, a rural and descriptive poem. Second Edition. To which is prefixed An Essay on Local Poetry. by SKURRAY, Francis, B.D. Cadell, Strand,. 1824. Pp.220; engraved frontispiece of Longleat House and two other plates by Greig & Storer (lightly foxed); a good large copy, with the half-title, in contemporary half calf, morocco label, top edge gilt, others uncut; ex libris Bryan Hall of Banningham; rubbed with short split in upper hinge but sound; printed by Crockers of Frome. Originally published in 1808, this edition adds Skurray's 100pp. essay in defence of the genre for the first time. West Country verse (Keywords: WEST COUNTRY VERSE) The price of the book is US$ 119.90 (
£ 65.00
) The seller is Claude Cox Old & Rare Books
3 Silent Street, , Ipswich, SFK, United Kingdom, IP1 1TF.
Ambra 193 May 2008
322. Skurray (Francis) BIDCOMBE HILL, A Rural
and Descriptive Poem. Second Edition. To which is
Added An Essay on Local Poetry. Engraved frontis
of Longleat, 2 other engraved plates, 220 +
advert leaf, uncut in the original paper boards,
slightly rubbed, lacks lettering piece. Second
Edition, London: Cadell, 1824. - 75.00 (pounds sterling)
* The first edition did not contain the author's
100 page essay on the defence of topographical
poetry. Skurray was the rector of Winterbourne-Abbas, Dorset.
£75 SJA'Court-Lines 9705 modern half or quarter calf
ABE 0004:
Skurray, Francis Bidcombe Hill London 1824. Bidcombe Hill, a rural and descriptive poem. . . . To which is prefixed an essay on local poetry. London: Cadell, 1824. (2)220 pp. + an engraved frontispiece. 8vo, original boards, early cloth spine, morocco label (label chipped, front joint worn).Second edition, but the first to contain the author's 100-page essay in defence of topographical poetry; the poem itself had first appeared in 1808. Presentation copy, inscribed on the half-title from the author to Mr. Phene. With an engraved frontispiece. A late but important example of a popular 18th-century genre. Aubin, Topographical Poetry, p.106. Price: £ 80.00 (approx. US$ 126.03) Presented by Ximenes Rare Books Inc., ABAA, ABA, ILAB, Kempsford, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
order options
SKURRAY, Francis. Bidcombe Hill: a rural & descriptive poem. Second Edition: with An Essay On Local Poetry.
Cadell 1824. Vivian de Sola Pinto copy.* First Edition thus, contemporary calf gilt, spine elegantly gilt decorated. Roy.8vo, c.pp220, small dampstain at extreme foot of some pages, small ink mark on one page. Binding missing small piece at extreme head of spine, corners lightly scuffed. With 3 engraved plates [Bidcombe Hill: Marquis of Bath's Longleat House: ruins of Maidenbradley Priory]. Very good mellow copy. Scarce: best & most important edition. Neither the 1st Edition 1808 nor the 3rd Ed 1844 contained Skurray's long Essay On Local Poetry in which he 'defended hill-poetry against its detractors, discussed a number of prominent examples, and filled dozens of pages with suggestions for further experiments' [Aubin: Topographical Poetry]. Skurray was rector of Winterbourne-Abbas, Dorset: the book was printed by Crockers of Frome [Somerset]: the poem is dedicated to the Marchioness of Bath. Endpaper with early 19thC signature J.M.B. of Milton Monck[?]: and elegant bookplate of Rochester biographer & litte
rateur Sola Pinto. Price: £ 165.00 (approx. US$ 259.94) Presented by Adam Mills Rare Books, Cambridge, 1, United Kingdom
ABE 10/00:
BIDCOMBE HILL, A Rural and Descriptive Poem. Second Edition. To which is Added An Essay on Local Poetry. by Skurray (Francis) 1824. Engraved frontis of Longleat, 2 other engraved plates, 220 + advert leaf, uncut in the original paper boards, spine chipped, portions missing from base of spine and paper label, short tear to front endpaper. Presentation inscription from the author on front endpaper. The first edition did not contain the author's 100 page essay on the defence of topographical poetry. The price of the book is £ 65.00 The seller is AMBRA BOOKS 22 West Shrubbery Redland, Bristol, , United Kingdom, BS6 6TA.
ABE 200409
Bidcombe Hill, a rural and descriptive poem. Second Edition. To which is prefixed An Essay on Local Poetry. by SKURRAY, Francis, B.D. Cadell, Strand,. 1824. Pp.220; engraved frontispiece of Longleat House and two other plates by Greig & Storer (lightly foxed); a good large copy, with the half-title, in contemporary half calf, morocco label, top edge gilt, others uncut; ex libris Bryan Hall of Banningham; rubbed with short split in upper hinge but sound; printed by Crockers of Frome. Originally published in 1808, this edition adds Skurray's 100pp. essay in defence of the genre for the first time. West Country verse (Keywords: WEST COUNTRY VERSE) The price of the book is US$ 119.90 (£ 65.00) The seller is Claude Cox Old & Rare Books
3 Silent Street, , Ipswich, SFK, United Kingdom, IP1 1TF.
Ambra 193 May 2008
322. Skurray (Francis) BIDCOMBE HILL, A Rural
and Descriptive Poem. Second Edition. To which is
Added An Essay on Local Poetry. Engraved frontis
of Longleat, 2 other engraved plates, 220 +
advert leaf, uncut in the original paper boards,
slightly rubbed, lacks lettering piece. Second
Edition, London: Cadell, 1824. - 75.00 (pounds sterling)
* The first edition did not contain the author's
100 page essay on the defence of topographical
poetry. Skurray was the rector of Winterbourne-Abbas, Dorset.