London: Edward Maxon, 1851. New Edition. hardcover. Very Good. 8 1/8" × 5 5/8" (20.6 × 14.3 cm) . Printed by Bradbury and Evans, Printers Extraordinary to the Queen, Whitefriars. 8vo. Bound in fine hardcover full green morocco. Elaborately decorated gilt boards. Five raised spine bands with gilt titles and extra gilt in compartments. Gilt board edge decorations. Gilt inner dentelles. All edges gilt. [ii], 305, [i]. Fore-edge painting of a bucolic scene. Engraving of Rogers. Illustrated with numerous in-text engravings. Binding rubbed at extremities. Front inner hinge starting. Ink inscription to ffep: "A Birthday memento of affection from R.B.P. to Jamis K. Dawsen, 1856" (paper lifts on front free endpaper where something was pasted down to cover the inscription and then removed. Second inscription 1918. Small Bloomingdale's book seller label and a pencil inscription "Holland House" on verso of front free endpaper. Foxing throughout with occasional minor soiling. Condition overall: Very Good.

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Bookseller: MRM Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1079
Title: Poems
Author: Rogers, Samuel
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: New Edition
Publisher: Edward Maxon
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1851
Size: 8 1/8" × 5 5/8" (20.6 × 14.3 c
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: Fore edge painting, Rogers, fine binding
Bookseller catalogs: Fore-edge Painting(s);

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Poems: [Fore-edge Painting]