The Life and Poetical Works of the Rev. George Crabbe

A smartly bound copy of this collection of the poetical works of English writer George Crabbe, with a life of the author. Complete in one volume. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece and title vignette. Collated complete. A collection of the poetical works of George Crabbe, an English poet, surgeon and clergyman best known for his early use of the realistic narrative form and his descriptions of middle and working-class life and people. With a biographical sketch of the author, edited by his son. Previously held in the library of R. E. W. Maddison, a British doctor of philosophy. Bound by Remnant Edmonds & Remnants. Bound in full crushed morocco with gilt. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot to the foredge or endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Bound by Remnant Edmonds & Remnants. Very Good Indeed.