The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Charles Cowden Clarke, In Two Volumes, bound as One, c. 1870s
The Works of Alexander Pope. With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes. the Text edited by Charles Cowden Clarke. In Two Volumes (bound as one).
Published by Cassell, Petter, & Galpin, London, Paris, and New York. Undated, but c. 1870-1880.
A good hardback with leather spine and corners. Raised bands, gilt titles, and brown morocco title label. With green chagrin style cloth over boards. Lather is scuffed and bumped and a little dulled and faded to spine. Endpapers are split at inner hinges, but the book is still soundly bound. Previous owner's ink stamp and inscription to first free endpaper.
Endpapers and title page are spotted, but the main text is actually bright and clean throughout, with occasional light scattered spotting. Text block with marbled edges.
xxv + (ii) + 314pp + xxiv + 326pp.
Text in English.
Dimensions: approximately 198mm high x 132mm wide x 33mm deep.
Unpacked weight approximately 665g.