The Poetical Works of John Milton. The Complete Poetical Works of Robert Burns. The Complete Poetical Works of William Wordsworth. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott. Rare Antique Book Set Classic Poetry Art Nouveau Publisher’s Bindings. New York: Thomas Y. No date, circa 1900. Books measure 8.5 x 5.9 inches and the set measures 8.7 inches across the shelf. Beautiful original decorative cloth publisher’s binding with Art Nouveau floral motif. Ornate embossed gold gilt stamping. Textblocks top edge gilt. Extra rubricated vignette title page and photogravure frontispiece with tissue-guard to every volume. Covers are especially crisp, clean, and bright with slight scuffing. All the hinges are strong. The textblocks are solid, sharp, and square. The pages are also very clean and bright. Two scuffs to the top edge of the Keats volume textblock. Small old bookstore label to the front endpaper of two volumes (Burns and Browning). Pen inscription to the back of the frontispiece of the Keats volume. No other writing or marking. This item is in the category “Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible”. The seller is “isfive” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Year Printed: 1900
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Topic: Poetry
- Binding: Cloth
- Printing Year: 1900
- Subject: Literature & Fiction
- Original/Facsimile: Original
- Language: English
- Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.
- Special Attributes: Publisher’s Binding, Set