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Ingelow, Jean, POEMS (London: Longmans Green,
1867). First edition, 22 x 16cm (4to), in 19thC. dark blue
polished calf w/decorative gilt ruling to covers, decorative gilt crest
(Annesley House, Brighton) to fr. cover, gilt & red decorations
& title to spine, raised bands, a.e.g., gilt turn-ins, marbled
maroon ep.s (w/binder's pencil instructions to Dedication page, signed
"Wm H"), [i-ix] x-xiv [xv-xvi], 1-318 [319-322] cardstock pp. w/frontis
& 97 wood engravings by the Dalziels after G.J. Pinwell, E.J.
Poynter, J.W. North, A.B. Houghton, etc. Printed at the Camden
Press, London. Tipped to the recto of the 1st blank is a partial
(& undated) Autograph Letter Signed from the author, stating "From
a photograph done at Heidelberg' I have an appointment for either
Wednesday or Thursday afternoon ...," approx. 40 words, signed "Jean
Ingelow." Binding Good (extremities & covers sl. rubbed,
& old ink stain to fr. cover); contents Near-Fine. White
129-30, Reid passim, Ray 155, de Beaumont 137, Goldman 263. (Inv.
#467) C$300 |
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Ingelow, Jean, POEMS (London: Longmans Green Reader & Dyer, 1867). First edition, 23 x 16.5cm (4to), in publisher's dark blue sand-grain cloth w/elaborate gilt & black decorations & title to covers & spine, w/central white sunken panels to covers (all designed by Albert Warren), bevelled edges, a.e.g., cream ep.s, 318 (xv) pp. w/97 wood engravings by the Dalziels after G.J. Pinwell, E.J. Poynter, J.W. North, A.B. Houghton, etc. Printed at the Camden Press, London; a Daziel Gift Book issued in Nov. 1866 at 1 guinea. Inscribed to verso of fr. ep.: "Miss Fanny Burness with kind regards from W.F. Ingelow, 21st April 1873-" (William Frederick Ingelow was the author's eldest brother). Binding Good (corner tips worn & spine tips chipped away); contents Very Good (occas. lt. foxing). White 129-30, Reid passim, Ray 155, de Beaumont 137, Goldman 263. (Inv. #444) C$200 (a Near-Fine copy, without association, is also available) |
Ingelow, Jean, POEMS (Boston: Roberts Bros., 1867). First US edition (printed & bound in England for the US market), 23 x 16.5cm (4to), in publisher's dark green sand-grain cloth w/elaborate gilt & black decorations & title to covers & spine w/sunken ivory panels to covers (all designed by Albert Warren), bevelled edges, a.e.g., pale yellow ep.s, 318 [xvi] pp. w/tissue-guarded frontis & 97 wood engravings by the Dalziels after G.J. Pinwell, E.J. Poynter, J.W. North, A.B. Houghton, etc. Printed at the Camden Press, London. With the ornate sig. & date (St. John's Day 1866) of Carlie N. Pearson to fr. ep. Binding Good (spine gilt moderately faded, corner tips bumped & worn, & casing reglued); contents Very Good (occas. lt. thumbing & foxing). (Inv. #592) C$150 |