George Crabbe — Tales

London, J. Hatchard, 1812. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this collection of poetry by the Reverend George Crabbe, bound in half paper vellum. The first edition. Bound in half paper vellum with gilt details to the spine and marbled paper to the boards. Bound without title pages and advertisements to the rear. Compared with copies found on Jisc to find edition information. This work features the a series of poetry written by George Crabbe, an English poet, surgeon and clergyman. This volume includes 'The Dumb Orators', 'Arabella', 'Jesse and Colin', 'The Struggles of Conscience', 'The Learned Boy', and more. Crabbe was a clergyman, whose works described the lives of working class life and poverty. Bound in half paper vellum with marbled paper to the boards. Externally smart with light rubbing to the boards, rubbing and bumping to the extremities and handling marks to the boards and spine. Bookplate belonging to 'J. G. Leeming' to the front pastedown. Internally, bound without half title, title page and advertisements to the rear. Firmly bound with lightly age toned pages with spotting throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .