The City of Dreadful Night and Other Poems by James Thomson
$49.99
The City of Dreadful Night and Other Poems by James Thomson (1834–1882), also known by his pseudonym B.V., is an important collection of dark Victorian poetry, including the influential title poem. This is the 1888 second edition, issued after the author's death and of particular interest to collectors of nineteenth-century literature.
Bibliography: Second edition, London, Reeves and Turner and Bertram Dobell, 1888. Hardcover in dark green cloth with gilt spine lettering. 184 pages; English. No ISBN (pre-ISBN publication).
Condition: Original cloth binding with rubbed and bumped corners, scuffing, wear and fraying at the spine ends and some marks to the boards. Scattered foxing and age-toning to the title page and preliminaries. No dust jacket.
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS, NON-FICTION BOOKS, POETRY, POETRY BOOKS, VINTAGE BOOKS
Type: NON FICTION
Category: 1880S, A0013, ANTIQUARIAN, BOOKS, COLLECTABLE BOOKS, JAMES THOMSON, LITERARY CLASSICS, NON FICTION, POETRY, VICTORIAN POETRY, VINTAGE BOOKS
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