Poetical Works Hardcover (full leather) - 1855

Routledge, London, 1855. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Birket Foster. MARK AKENSIDE and JOHN DYER. Poetical Works, London and New York: Routledge, 1855.16mo, first edition, pp. xxxv, 234, xl, 118, navy morocco boards with gilt lettering and decoration in 5 compartments on spine, gilt framing and decoration on both covers, all edges gilt, illustration by Birket Foster, gift inscription on free front endpaper. Foster was a painter who at the time this book was in great demand for his landscape illustrations, a few of which are presented here. Akenside, an 18th-century physician, poet and didact, achieved success but tended to confound his contemporaries (see Wikipedia). Dyer, a Welsh priest, painter and poet, is possibly best know for the poem "The Fleece," which is printed here.Condition of this book:Gilt edges speckled, front hinge cracked, light foxing to illustration, overall very good. Size: 16mo (very small). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is loose but fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Illustrator: Birket Foster. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Poetry; Britain/UK; 19th century; Antiquarian & Rare. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55174. .