Lot 56
  • 56

Shelley, Percy Bysshe.

Estimate
300 - 500 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • The Cenci. A Tragedy in Five Acts. London: for C. and J. Ollier, 1821
8vo, second (first English) edition, without half-title as issued, crushed blue morocco gilt by the Rose Bindery in Boston, spine gilt in six compartments, top edge gilt, a fine copy

Literature

Graniss, p.55; Wise, Ashley Library., p.69; Tinker 1896

Condition

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, when appropriate.
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