The pitman's pay, and other poems
by WILSON, Thomas
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Gateshead: William Douglas, 1843. xxxvi, [4], 168pp. With a half-title. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Decorated endpapers, early pencilled gift inscription to head of title page. The provincially published first edition of sometime Newcastle miner, later teacher, Thomas Wilson's (1773-1858) Durham dialect verse capturing the essence of pit-life, 'an humble attempt to describe the manners and habits of the pitmen of this populous and important district', explaining the apparent improvement of the lot of the workers 'since the days of the "Collier's Wedding"'. . First edition. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ29247
- Title
- The pitman's pay, and other poems
- Author
- WILSON, Thomas
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Douglas
- Place of Publication
- Gateshead
- Date Published
- 1843
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- Poetry, Verse
Terms of Sale
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Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
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Wareham, Dorset
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