1732 · London
by SPENSER, EDMUND
London: John Ball, 1732. 205 x 130 mm. (8 1/8 x 5"). iv, [2] leaves, 1-240, 245-254 (mispaginated but complete).
Attractive modern deep brown half morocco, spine with raised bands and gilt lettering, top edge gilt. With frontispiece portrait engraved by Vertue and 12 quaint but pleasing plates engraved by Fourdrinier, historiated headpieces and tailpieces. Bateman armorial bookplate on front pastedown; faint early ink inscription on title verso. ◆Spine slightly sunned, scattered trivial soiling and staining internally, small, light dampstain affecting the upper corner of the first eight leaves, other minor defects, but the majority of the volume (truncated)
Attractive modern deep brown half morocco, spine with raised bands and gilt lettering, top edge gilt. With frontispiece portrait engraved by Vertue and 12 quaint but pleasing plates engraved by Fourdrinier, historiated headpieces and tailpieces. Bateman armorial bookplate on front pastedown; faint early ink inscription on title verso. ◆Spine slightly sunned, scattered trivial soiling and staining internally, small, light dampstain affecting the upper corner of the first eight leaves, other minor defects, but the majority of the volume (truncated)