THE POETICAL WORKS OF ALEXANDER POPE by Alexander Pope - 1885: With Memoir, Explanatory Notes &c

[ Edition: None ]. Excellent Condition. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] Publisher: Blurb Pub Date: 12/21/2021 Binding: Paperback Pages: 350

James Nichol, 1856. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1856. No Edition Remarks. 326 pages. No dust jacket. Embossed blue cloth with gilt lettering. Rough-cut pages. Volume II. Moderate foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with slight fraying and crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.

Ingram, Cooke & Co, 1853. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1853. No edition stated. 347 pages. No dust jacket. Brown embossed cloth with gilt titles and decoration to spine. Volume I. Edited by Robert Carruthers. Includes illustrations throughout. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Foxing more noticeable towards the start and end of the book. Hinges and gutters are cracked with exposed netting. Slightly loose pages in places. Front endpaper has been removed. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper and pastedown. Boards have some edge wear, with moderate bumping and fraying to corners, while spine ends are crushed and frayed. Rather scratched, rubbed and marked overall. Slight joint splits. Spine is heavily sunned. Gilt is bright. Book has a slight forward lean. Sticker to spine.

London: Gall & Inglis. Good. Hardcover. Green cover whith enbossed decorative patterns. Not marked; Ex-Library; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" .

London: George Routledge and Sons Good copy. In green cloth covers with nicely tooled design in gilt on front cover and likewise on spine. All gilt edges. Brown endpapers. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Square, intact copy but with moderately cracked front hinge. Clean and unmarked text pages. Bumping and fraying of ends of spine . Bumped corners. Previous owner's bookplate on front paste-down. Light water stain on upper edge of first few pages. Moderate shelf wear. Pictures upon request. . Hardcover. Good. Illus. by Sir John Gilbert. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Hardcover. Poor.

William P. Nimmo, 1876. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1876. No Edition Remarks. 448 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with decorations. Black and white illustrations throughout. Severe cracking to hinges causing boards and pages to be loose. Frontispiece detached but still present. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to rear of frontispiece. Top of rear free endpaper missing. Water staining to some pages, text remains unaffected. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Staining to rear board. Wear marks overall.

London: George Routledge and Sons Green pictorial boards with vines and worn gilt; spine shows signs of self wear as to the edges; loose pages before title page; 485 pages with 10 pages of advertisements at the end. "A new edition, carefully revised to which is prefixed a biographical notice. Edited by Rev. H.F. Cary, M.A.

Frederick Warne and Co., 1111. Hardcover. Good. No edition remarks. 605 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

The Walter Scott Publishing Co., Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Good. No edition remarks. 335 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Gilt top edge to textblock. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. A previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Small bookshop label to front pastedown. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Some mild marks and staining to surfaces. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear.