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A Bookman's Catalogue Vol. 2 M-End

The Norman Colbeck Collection of Nineteenth-Century and Edwardian Poetry and Belles Lettres

T Bose editor R N Colbeck editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:University of British Columbia Press

Published:1st Jan '87

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A Bookman's Catalogue Vol. 2 M-End cover

The Colbeck collection was formed over half a century ago by theBournemouth bookseller Norman Colbeck. Focusing primarily on Britishessayists and poets of the nineteenth century from the RomanticMovement through the Edwardian era, the collection features nearly 500authors and lists over 13,000 works. Entries are alphabeticallyarranged by author with copious notes on the condition and binding ofeach copy. Nine appendices provide listings of selected periodicals,series publications, anthologies, yearbooks, and topical works.

Essential reading for anyone interested in the highways and biways of literature in the period between 1870 and 1920. -- Robin Alston * The Library *
Libraries with strong collections in this field will find this an interesting complement to the literary biographies and checklists of more major authors and book catalogues. -- Elizabeth Patterson * ARBA *

ISBN: 9780774802826

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 1380g

560 pages