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The Borough: The Borough:

CRABBE, George. The Borough: a poem, in twenty-four letters. FIRST EDITION. J. Hatchard. 1810
Half title, 4pp ads; sl. browned. Contemp. full tree calf; later rebacked with plain tan calf, maroon label. Armorial bookplate of Starling Benson. Faintly visible contemp. signature on titlepage of Sophia Baillie.

¶Bareham & Gatrell A15. Within The Poor of the Borough (Letters 19-22) is the story of the ill-fated fisherman Peter Grimes, later immortalised in Benjamin Britten's opera.
Stock #24201
£150


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