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The Duke of Berwick
Belgian Hare; [Lord Alfred Douglas]
[1899]
Leonard Smithers & Co : London
8.5" by 11.5"
Unpaginated
SUMMARY
The first edition of this scarce satirical poem by Lord Alfred Douglas, complete with colourful plates.
Colour Plates,First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers Original Binding,Scarce
Overall Condition: Good
This book weighs0.5 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage:£ 15.99
EU Postage: £ 13.99
European Postage: £ 14.99
Asia Postage: £ 18.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99
DESCRIPTION
The first edition of this scarce work.
A nonsense poem about the Duke of Berwick, an uptight Duke, a comical and entertaining satire on Victorian society and the landed gentry.
Illustrated with a colour title, and ten colour plates, by Tony Ludovici. Collated, complete.
By Lord Alfred Douglas, an English poet and journalist, who is better known for being the lover of Oscar Wilde. Douglas father, the 9th Marquess of Queensberry, publicly accused Wilde of being homosexual, leading to a trial and Wildes imprisonment.
CONDITION
In the original publishers quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart, with light marks and rubbing to the boards. Marks are heavier to the rear board. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Hinges are tender. Front endpaper and half-title are detached but present. Booksellers stamp to the recto of the front endpaper. Tape marks to the paste downs. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.
Overall Condition: Good
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.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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