THE BOOK OF GEMS THE MODERN POETS AND ARTISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN. [Later Edition ~ Full Leather Binding]

Various Poets

Edité par Whittaker and Co., London, 1838

A propos de cet article

London: Whittaker and Co., 1838. Later Edition.

Zaehnsdorf full calf leather binding, heavy gilt titles to a dark red label, ?Vol III? to a green label, gilt decoration to the spine compartments and gilt scroll border to both boards, rubbed and worn, internally sound, all page edges marbled, marbled end papers, pages tanned and foxed, illustrated throughout.

Poems by Wordsworth, Byron, Southey, Moore, Shelley, Coleridge, Milman, Elliott, Lamb, Montgomery, White, Wilson, Crabbe, Scott, Sotheby, Keats, Hogg, Hemans, Cunningham, Hunt, Clare, Norton, Rogers, Landon, Croly, Wolfe, Landor, Campbell, Procter, Bowles, Tighe, Wolcot, Pollock, Hood, Dibdin, Baillie, Tennyson, Howitt, Hervey, and Bayly.

Artists include Parris, Topsham, Pickersgill, Landseer, JMW Turner, Uwins, Bonington, Parris, Martin, Holland, Westmacott, Creswick, Barrett, Cooper, Cox, Hart, M?Clise, Jones, Wilson, Roberts, Collins, Wyon, Mulready, Stothard, Williams, Inskipp, Salmon, Harvey, Muller, Reinagle, Stanfield, Bentley, Robson, Hancock, Edmonstone, Hurlstone, Prout, Boaden, Haydon, Chambers, Pyne, Cooper, and Topsham.



Pagination: xvi, 304pp followed by 4 pages of printed poet signatures.

Provenance: no inscriptions or bookplates.

Approximately 8 ¾ inches tall (22cm).



Condition Report

Externally

Spine ? good condition ? gilt titles and Vol III to two leather labels, gilt decoration to the compartments.
Joints ? good condition ? rubbed and worn.
Corners ? good condition ? worn and bumped.
Boards ? good condition ? gilt scroll border to both boards, worn with minor marks and scratches.
Page edges ? good condition ? all edges marbled.
Binding ? good condition ? worn, attractive.
See above and photos.

Internally

Hinges ? good condition ? sound.
Paste downs ? good condition ? marbled paper.
End papers ? good condition ? marbled.
Title ? good condition ? tanned and foxed.
Pages ? good condition ? tanned and foxed, illustrated throughout.
See photos.

N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-1770627658385

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: THE BOOK OF GEMS THE MODERN POETS AND ARTISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN. [Later Edition ~ Full Leather Binding]
• Éditeur: Whittaker and Co., London
• Date de parution: 1838
• Langue: anglais
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• État de l'article: Satisfaisant
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Fine Binding
  • Zaehnsdorf Fine Binding