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The gilt lettering and decorative devices remain bright and clean. Light foxing only on reverse of the front endpaper, otherwise a very clean text block. A contemporary gift inscription dated 25.12.18 is present on the front endpaper and a well-preserved portrait frontispiece of Adam Lindsay Gordon. Overall, an amazing collector's or scholarly piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"996\" data-end=\"1280\"\u003eAdam Lindsay Gordon remains one of Australia’s most celebrated nineteenth-century poets, particularly associated with bush ballads and sporting verse. A beautiful early Oxford University Press edition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ink \u0026 Signature Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47538455085108,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/3648\/4916\/files\/57_91d9e29c-ccaa-467e-8163-8f9c59f9edbb.jpg?v=1772365943"},{"product_id":"the-poetical-works-of-edgar-allan-poe-1858","title":"The Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe (1858)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe, with Original Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e. London: Sampson Low, Son and Co., 1858. The first deluxe illustrated London edition, published just nine years after Poe's death. Illustrated throughout with fifty three engravings by F. R. Pickersgill, John Tenniel, Birket Foster, Felix O. C. Darley, Jasper Cropsey, Peter Paul Duggan, Percival Skelton and A. M. Madot, with decorative head and tail pieces by W. Harry Rogers, produced under the editorial superintendence of Joseph Cundall. Tenniel's contributions here predate his celebrated illustrations for \u003cem\u003eAlice's Adventures in Wonderland\u003c\/em\u003e by seven years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBound in the deluxe presentation binding issued for this edition, generally attributed to the London bindery of W. 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Some minor discolouring internally as shown, with light, even age toning typical of the period; illustrations bright and unspotted. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ink \u0026 Signature Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48044065783860,"sku":null,"price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/3648\/4916\/files\/8ADDB908-ADCB-4632-9E34-FD6FE81D89D2_1_201_a.jpg?v=1784382651"},{"product_id":"coleridge-samuel-taylor-the-poetical-and-dramatic-works-of-s-t-coleridge","title":"COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor - The Poetical and Dramatic Works of S. T. Coleridge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Poetical and Dramatic Works of S. T. Coleridge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLondon : William Pickering, 1847. Aldine Edition of the British Poets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 volumes, 12mo, contemporary full calf, boards bordered in gilt double fillets with a floral fleuron tool to each corner, marbled edges to the text block and matching marbled endpapers, spines gilt in compartments with fleur-de-lis and floral tools, red morocco lettering-pieces with gilt-lettered \"COLERIDGE'S POETICAL WORKS\" and volume number; each volume with an engraved half-title and printed title page bearing the Aldine anchor-and-dolphin device.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA complete, matching three-volume set of Pickering's well-regarded \"Aldine Edition\" printing of Coleridge's collected poetry and drama, gathering \u003cem\u003eThe Rime of the Ancient Mariner\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eChristabel\u003c\/em\u003e, and the bulk of his lyric and dramatic verse in the elegant small-format collected edition for which the Pickering Aldine Poets series was noted. Handsomely bound to style throughout in full calf with marbled edges and endpapers, this set has the attractive, uniform presentation that makes the Aldine Poets a perennial favourite for display, while remaining a genuinely readable text of one of the essential Romantic poets. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoards square, gilt tooling to the borders and spines bright and crisp throughout, marbling attractive to edges and endpapers; occasional light foxing to the preliminary leaves, text otherwise clean. Volume III with a chip and loss to the leather at the head of the spine as illustrated, exposing the spine strip beneath; Volumes I and II with lesser wear and minor lifting at the head of the spine. 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