The Poetical Works of James Thomson by Ed. William M. Rossetti
No Edition Remarks. 508 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering and designs. Black and white illustrated frontispiece with Black and white illustrations by Thomas Seccombe throughout. Gilded page edges. Light foxing and tanning to pages; more prominent to text block edges.Pencil inscriptions to front free endpaper. Hinges are visibly cracked with netting exposed but pages remain attached. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate corner bumping and edge-wear with visible scuffing and fraying overall. Moderate bubbling and water staining to rear board. Spine has noticeable tanning with moderate wearing and crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.