The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Containing the Original Poems, Tales, and Translations, and Additional Lyrics from the Plays

xxxii, 576pp. Bound in full soft red leather with gilt decoration and lettering, gilded inner dentelles, all edges gilt. Arms of Allan's Endowed School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne gilded onto front board. (Boards a little rubbed at edges, leather has short crack at head of spine). Pale green endpapers (slightly aged). Tissue-guarded portrait frontispiece. Prize presentation plate on the front endpaper indicating the volume was awarded to one D D Spence for Mathematics and Latin in 1913. Gutter strained between endpaper and half title, else internally neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. Firmly bound.