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You are bidding on a splendid antique hardcover book titled The Poetical Works of Samuel Rogers. The book is Elegantly Illustrated with steel plate engravings. Published by E. H. Butler & Co., 1857. This is a magnificent volume bound in blue full leather with ornate gilt designs. The book is illustrated, including fabulous steel-plate plates! Samuel Rogers (30 July 1763 – 18 December 1855) was an English poet, during his lifetime one of the most celebrated, although his fame has long since been eclipsed by his Romantic colleagues and friends Wordsworth, Coleridge and Byron. His recollections of these and other friends such as Charles James Fox are key sources for information about London artistic and literary life, with which he was intimate, and which he used his wealth to support. He made his money as a banker and was also a discriminating art collector. The book features full leather binding with profuse use of gold designs. The spine has five raised bands with gold lettering and ornate gold compartmentalised designs. There is gold ornamentation on the outside edge of covers and even has a lovely gilt perimeter on inside of covers! The covers are securely attached with no cracking or splitting of hinges. The corners and edges show some wear and scuffing. The pages tightly bound with some foxing to some pages, although most pages have none. The outside edges of pages have gilt edge. Book even has a bound-in silk ribbon bookmarker. Book shows some wear but remains in overall near-very good condition. It's a beauty! Would make a nice addition to a collection. Great gift idea! (Inventory: 106) Track Page Views With Auctiva's FREE Counter
roberta2b2e9
Ron’s Book Nook was a complete privilege to do business with. Item was exactly as described, was packaged with extreme care and thoroughness to maintain the integrity of the antique book, communication excellent, and item arrived only a couple of days after purchase. Very satisfied with this transaction (price was reasonable), and would definitely recommend this seller.
user16575590
Book is better than described. Excellent eBay Seller, a genuine pleasure to do business with. Fair price on shipping. Recommended go-to Seller for your books, and I am exceptionally choosy!
White T3bf64
Beautiful book! Very co-operative seller. Upgraded shipping at my request to get it through the holiday mails. Excellent wrapping. Saving this dealer so I can buy again. Thank you!