{"product_id":"the-poetical-works-of-robert-bloomfield-robert-bloomfield","title":"The Poetical Works of Robert Bloomfield, Robert Bloomfield","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, E. Spettigue (Printed Title) \/ Thomas Allman (Engraved Title), 1836.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 32mo, unpaginated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Good. The book’s original brown blind-stamped cloth binding remains largely intact but displays noticeable wear consistent with its age and small pocket format. There is a vertical split forming at the base of the front joint, rendering the front board somewhat tender, alongside minor fraying to the spine ends and rubbing to the extremities. Internally, the front hinge is visibly cracked, exposing the underlying webbing, and there is a browned paper repair or pasted slip to the front free endpaper. A previous owner's ink inscription rests on the front endpaper. The text block itself remains relatively firm, with dulled gilt edges; the engraved frontispiece and title page show moderate foxing and age-toning, while the subsequent printed leaves remain generally clean with only occasional handling marks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This charming miniature edition features an engraved frontispiece depicting a youthful shepherd, alongside an engraved vignette title page bearing a Thomas Allman imprint. The primary printed title page and the printer's colophon point to a collaborative or transitional printing arrangement typical of nineteenth-century pocket reprints.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume is bound in the publisher's original blind-stamped, ribbed brown cloth, a delicate survivor of early Victorian trade bindings. The front endpaper bears a neat ink inscription: \"R. Derrick, 25 Denton Avenue, Bispham, Blackpool, Lancs.\" While the author's works were widely reprinted throughout the century, survival rates for these tiny, fragile pocket editions in their original cloth remain low, making this an uncommon find for collectors of early nineteenth-century peasant poetry or miniature books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExperience the rustic charm of rural England through the eyes of the \"Shepherd's Boy,\" Robert Bloomfield. A sensational success in its time, Bloomfield's poetry, most notably \u003ci\u003eThe Farmer's Boy, \u003c\/i\u003ecaptures the authentic, unvarnished realities of agricultural life at the turn of the nineteenth century. This delightful miniature edition brings together his most beloved works in a beautifully engraved, pocket-sized format, serving as a captivating window into Georgian literary history and the enduring appeal of the English pastoral tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53531787428179,"sku":"3424-RM-36","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260729_174824.jpg?v=1785849550","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-poetical-works-of-robert-bloomfield-robert-bloomfield","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}