Lot 100
Rogers (Samuel) Italy, A Poem, 1830; Poems, 1834, first illustrated editions, uniformly bound in green morocco (2)
Estimate: £600 - 800
Description
Rogers (Samuel) Italy, A Poem, 1830; Poems, half-title, 1834, first illustrated editions, engraved vignette illustrations after J. M. W. Turner, T. Stothard and others, Italy with ?proof illustrations printing before letters, Poems with illustrations inscribed 'Proof', bookplate of A. T. Hollingsworth, some very light offsetting, occasional spotting or light browning, near contemporary green morocco, richly tooled in gilt, spines gilt in compartments and with five raised bands, spines a touch faded, a few faint scuff marks to covers, lightly rubbed at joints and extremities, decorative tooled turn-ins, watered silk endpapers, a handsome set, g.e., 8vo (2)
Description
Rogers (Samuel) Italy, A Poem, 1830; Poems, half-title, 1834, first illustrated editions, engraved vignette illustrations after J. M. W. Turner, T. Stothard and others, Italy with ?proof illustrations printing before letters, Poems with illustrations inscribed 'Proof', bookplate of A. T. Hollingsworth, some very light offsetting, occasional spotting or light browning, near contemporary green morocco, richly tooled in gilt, spines gilt in compartments and with five raised bands, spines a touch faded, a few faint scuff marks to covers, lightly rubbed at joints and extremities, decorative tooled turn-ins, watered silk endpapers, a handsome set, g.e., 8vo (2)