1858 The Home Affections Portrayed by the Poets / George order Routledge & Co London / 100 Illustrations / Beautiful Binding / Byron, Shelley, Poe

Here is a beautiful antique poetry compilation. Remarkably being 164 years old and still in lovely condition. The Home Affections Po(u)rtrayed by the Poets was published in 1858 by George Routledge & Co., London. With one hundred super engraved illustrations by the Brothers Dalziel, (see photos).

With poetry by Browning; Burns; Byron; Campbell; Coleridge; Cowper; Keats; Poe; Scott; Shelley; Tennyson and Wordsworth amongst many others.

Inside the book opens with an elegantly inked inscription on the front free endpaper dated 1859. There is no other writing or markings of previous ownership. With some spotting to the endpapers and then just lightly and sporadically through the text. Gilt edged on all sides and this has stayed wonderfully bright and shiny. The frontispiece illustration still has the original tissue guard in place and this has tanned and is loose at the bottom. Has developed a lean order over time.

Beautiful blue cloth covered boards have ornate stamped and gilt decoration to the front, back and spine. The decoration is shiny bright and in top order. There is rubbing to the cloth around the outside edges and to the corners to reveal boards in places. Has some rubbing to the cloth at the head and tail of the spine, otherwise the spine is remarkably bright and unfaded and this copy looks extremely eye-catching on display.

Your antique copy of The Home Affections by The Poets will be wrapped with care in tissue and ribbon* and sent well packaged. I am always happy to add a gift message to the parcel if desired.

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H 23.5 cm x W 18 cm, 392 pages, plus adverts, 1.2 kg. I dispatch worldwide daily from the UK. (With the exception of a small number of countries).

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