Author: The Rev George Crabbe
Title: Tales of the Hall
Description: London, John Murray , 1819. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this popular anthology of poems by George Crabbe. In two volumes. Bound without half titles. Two leaves of publisher's advertisements to rear vol. II. The first edition of this work. Anthology of poetry of George Crabbe, English poet, surgeon, and clergyman. He is known as a precursor of the realistic narrative form and his writings often concerned with middle and working class life and people. Some of his most popular works include 'The Village' and 'The Borough.'  In uniform full calf bindings with titles in gilt to morocco spine labels, intricate gilt tooling to spine, renewed plain endpapers, gilt to edges. Externally very smart with light shelf wear only, label to spine vol. II only lightly lifting, gently chipped to head and tail of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to first and last few leaves only, pages otherwise generally bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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