FINE TRADE BINDING The Poetical works of Edward Young

A very elaborately bound hardcover edition of The Poetical works of Edward Young. Clean cloth covered green boards typical of the Victorian period circa. 1870 in good condition displaying a highly decorative combination of gilt and black text and decoration to front and spine panel. Small chip to top right front panel. Gilt text block edges in good condition. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped showing shelf wear, otherwise very sound. End boards clean. Small tear approx. 1cm square to top gutter edge of rear free endpaper. Hand written pencil annotation to front free endpaper notes the name Arch[ibald] P Macfarlane and points to the book having possibly been a High School prize. Modest spotting to early and final leaves. All pages within clean and unmarked, surrounded by attractive red border frame. Contains 6 untitled steel engravings. 502 pp.