first edition Hardcover
1837 · London
by Patmore, P. G.
London: Ackerman & Co, 1837. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Folio. [2], ii, 30 pages, [1]. Illustrated with frontispiece and 12 hand colored engravings. Illustrated title page. Frontispiece is foxed and edge worn. Protective paper covering has a square patch. Both the front blank end paper and the frontispiece engraving are detached. Blue green cloth hardcover with gilt illustration and title on both covers. All edges gilt. Shelf and edge wear to the cloth covered boards and all sides. Spine was repaired sometime with newer green cloth. Light hinge repairs made in front. First plate after the frontispiece is damp-stained. Text is damp stained throughout (truncated)