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London: J. Hatchard, 1812.
Octavo, bound without the half-title and the final leaf of advertisements in old half blue calf.
Poet, surgeon and clergyman
First edition of Crabbe's collection of twenty-one poems revealing his rather grim sense of humour. The most well-known of these, The Frank Courtship, tells of the pure Josiah - 'A heart unspotted, and a life unblam'd' - and his courtship of the worldly Sybil 'fond of pleasure, gay and light'.
First edition of Crabbe's collection of twenty-one poems revealing his rather grim sense of humour. The most well-known of these, The Frank Courtship, tells of the pure Josiah - 'A heart unspotted, and a life unblam'd' - and his courtship of the worldly Sybil 'fond of pleasure, gay and light'.
Condition Report: A few spots, but a good copy.
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