London: Routledge Warne and Routledge 1862. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6". Not Stated. A handsomely bound copy of the poetical works of Restoration poet John Dryden. With a frontispiece and additional illustrated title page.With a bookplate of one 'J. C. F. Morson' to front paste down with crest to front board.An anthology of works from John Dryden an English poet literary critic and playwright who was appointed England's first Poet Laureate in 1668. Edited by Reverend Joseph Warton. In full green morocco. Externally very smart with slight rubbing to raised bands. Bookplate to front paste down. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright with scattered spotting heavier to first and last few leaves. Prior owner's gift inscription to front blank. Very Good Indeed Routledge, Warne, and Routledge hardcover
Houghton Mifflin Company 1950-01-01. hardcover. Good/Acceptable. About 5 pages with underlining and marginalia. Dust jacket is price-intact $10.95 and has multiple tears and chips along edges; moderate surface wear. Covers have minor edge-wear. 1950 eighth printing. Hardcover. 1h Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover
Houghton Mifflin company 1909. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Houghton Mifflin company hardcover
London: George Routledge and Sons c1862. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. A handsome calf-bound volume of poems by John Dryden illustrated with engravings. An anthology of works from John Dryden an English poet literary critic and playwright who was appointed England's first Poet Laureate in 1668. In half calf binding with cloth boards and decorative gilt to the spine. Includes his epistles translations prologues epilogues odes and songs. This copy is illustrated with a frontispiece and five plates of engravings. In half calf binding with cloth boards and decorative gilt to the spine. Externally very smart with slight rubbing to the extremities and fading to the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with occasional scattered spots throughout. Very Good Indeed George Routledge and Sons hardcover
Houghton Mifflin Company 1909. Hardcover. Good. Boston 1909; green cloth covered boards; edge and corner wear with board exposed at corners; spine edges frayed; white spots on front cover; no dust jacket; 8vo 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; Previous owner's name on free front ed paper; interior is clean and unmarked; 1056 pages Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover
Routledge Warne and Routledge 1862. Hardcover. Very Good. London 1862; leather covered boards; gilt design; edges and corners scuffed; all edges gilt; 8vo 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; Previous owner's name on free front end paper; lightly foxed heavier early; interior is clean and unmarked; 445 pages Routledge, Warne and Routledge hardcover
Stuttgart : J. B. Metzler 1855. Leather. Very Good. 6" by 4.5". None. A smart collection of poetical works from England's first Poet Laureate John Dryden with very scarce biographical and critical notes by one Ludwig Gantter. A smart series of works from English poet literary critic and playwright John Dryden who was appointed England's first Poet Laureate in 1668.Bound in quarter morocco with marbled boards and endpapers. Dryden is widely regarded as the dominating literary figure of Restoration England so much so that the period came to be known in literary circles as the "Age of Dryden." This book contains a biographical sketch of the poet by Ludwig Gantter and critical notices from the likes of Sir Walter Scott Thomas Campbell and Thomas Babington Macaulay among others. In quarter morocco binding with marbled boards and endpapers. Externally smart with rubbing to the extremities and light marks. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with scattered spotting heaviest to the first and last few leaves. Very Good J. B. Metzler hardcover
William P. Nimmo 1868. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1868. No edition remarks. 314 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are heavily tanned with visible foxing heavy to endpapers. Heavy cracking to front hinge front board is notably loose. Pencil inscription to half title page. Boards have mild edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Notable tanning to spine which has notable crushing and tearing to ends. Book has forward lean. Boards are mildly warped. Stickers to rear board. William P. Nimmo hardcover
F C & J Rivington 1811. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1811. No Edition Remarks. 585 pages. Full bound blue leather with decorations. Severe cracking to hinges causing front board to be detached from text block. Front free endpapers are loose. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Water staining to some pages text remains unaffected. Boards have heavy shelf-wear with bumping to corners crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Front board detached from spine. Light tanning to spine and edges. F C & J Rivington hardcover
F.C. and J. Rivington 1811. Hardcover. Good. 1811. No edition remarks. 596 pages. No dust jacket. Fully bound blue leather with gilt. Marbled endpapers. Pages with some foxing and tanning particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. A previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Boards have heavy wear with bumped and abraded corners. Spine ends similarly worn and spine itself strongly scuffed. Gilt lettering to spine is dulled but remains brighter on front. Board surfaces scratched and rubbed. F.C. and J. Rivington hardcover
F. C. and J. Rivington T. Payne J. Nunn Etc. 1811. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1811. No Edition Remarks. 551 pages. Full bound blue leather with decorations. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning and chipping to leather to spine and edges. Marking to rear board. F. C. and J. Rivington, T. Payne, J. Nunn Etc. hardcover
George Routledge and Sons 1892. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1892. No Edition Remarks. 524 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Hinges are slightly cracked with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Minor sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear marks to boards. George Routledge and Sons hardcover
Frederick Warne and Co. 1893. Hardcover. Good. 1893. No edition remarks. 575 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Some cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding slightly loose. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned particularly spine. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled. Frederick Warne and Co. hardcover
Bell & Daldy 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. 309 pages. No dust jacket. Green pictorial cloth. Volume IV. Rough cut pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges with creased corners and foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn slight shelf wear to corners spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Bell & Daldy hardcover
London: Bell and Daldy c1858. Leather. Very Good. 6.5" by 4". None . The 'Aldine Edition' of this complete set of poetical works by the popular John Dryden bound in half calf. The 'Aldine' edition. Five volume complete set. Bound in half calf with marbled paper to the boards. This set features the complete poetical works of the popular Poet Laureate John Dryden. This edition also contains a biography of the noted poet written by Mr Robert Bell with the selection of his works being the earliest and best copies.Undated dated by copies held on Jisc. Bound in half calf with marbled paper to the boards. Externally very smart with slight fading and marks to the spine wear to the head of the spine to 'Volume One' light bumping and wear to the extremities of the boards and rubbing to the boards. Bookplate belonging to 'Josceline Grove' to the front free endpaper with light spotting. Internally firmly bound to all but 'Volume Three' which is generally firm with the edition page weak with generally bright and clean pages with light spotting to the front and rear heavier to 'Volume Five' with light spotting throughout. Two notes neatly inserted into 'Volume Two'. Very Good Bell and Daldy hardcover
London: George Routledge and Co 1853 . First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 6.5" by 4". John Franklin . A beautifully bound volume of poetical works by the celebrated John Dryden bound in full morocco and illustrated by John Franklin. In a decorative full morocco binding with raised bands ornate gilt detailing and gilt fore edges. Illustrated by John Franklin with a monochrome frontispiece and 7 monochrome plates. Bound by 'Leighton Son & Hodge' with their binder's label to the rear. This handsomely bound volume features the complete collection of poetical works by the popular John Dryden. Dryden England's first Poet Laureate wrote copious poetical works that have remained popular. The work also includes a short biography of the life of this legendary poet. Bound in full morocco. Externally very smart with slight bumping to the extremities fading and slight cracking to the spine with minimal rubbing to the raised bands and joints and the odd minor mark to the boards. A mark to the centre of the endpapers with a bookseller's label to the pastedown a binder's label to the rear pastedown two past owner's names in ink to the front free endpaper one dated 1939 and the other dated 1910 and the odd slight mark and spot. Front hinge starting. Internally firmly bound with generally bright pages and occasional spotting to the front and rear. Very Good Indeed George Routledge and Co hardcover
London: Macmillan and Co. 1881. First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 4.5". None. A first edition of this collection of poetry by John Dryden bound in half morocco and edited by W. D. Christie. A first edition of the work. The Globe edition.In half morocco with marbled paper boards and end papers and gilt lettering and raised bands to the spine.This work contains a collection of poems written by playwright translator and England's first poet laureate John Dryden. Dryden's works have received much praise with Sir Walter Scott calling him "Glorious John". This work has been edited with a memoir revised text and added noted by W. D. Christie. Bound in half morocco with paper to the boards. Externally very smart with minor handling marks and light rubbing to the top and tail of the spine. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Light spotting to the front and rear blank pages and half title. Slight fading to the patterned fore edge. Very Good Indeed Macmillan and Co. hardcover
London: Milner and Sowerby. Undated c.1874. Original green cloth with gilt and black decoration. Good copy binding a little loose corners bumped ink name to ffep . Good. Hardcover. 1874. Milner and Sowerby hardcover
Frederick Warne and Co. 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. The Albion Edition. 575 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Hinges and gutters are slightly cracked with exposed netting. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to half title page and last page textblock. Pencil markings to front pastedown. Front free endpaper is detached but still present. Top textblock edge dyed gilt. Binding is slightly loose. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Visible wear marks to boards. Frederick Warne and Co. hardcover
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