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Rural Tales, Ballads, and Songs [and] The Farmer's Boy, A Rural Poem.

BLOOMFIELD, Robert (1766-1823).

Paris: Parsons and Galignani, 1804. [Poetry]. FINELY BOUND, early editions, two volumes bound as one. Octavo (16 x 10cm), pp.75-146 [2]; pp.74 [4]. With an etched vignette title page for each volume. In contemporary marbled boards, recently re-backed in light brown calf with black titles to cream paper label on spine. Gilt border decoration and dentelle; marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Heavy wear to fore-edges. Very good. Item #49899

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