Selected Poems of William Barnes [The Muses' Library] 1800-1886

Sewn binding, full cloth-covered boards, in dustjacket. A beautiful little book, bound in real cloth. This is the American edition, but printed (and apparently bound) in Britain by Latimer, Trend & Co. Ltd, Plymouth. The book is opening widely but the sewn binding is firm and the hinges are intact. Cloth and gilt titles are unfaded; a little wear to cloth at lower edges. A rather large mark on one page, light pencil marks on flyleaf, small spot last numbered page, else pretty clean. Pages are lightly toned. Unclipped, soiled dustjacket has sun-darkened spine, a 3/4" tear at bottom edge of front panel, a shorter tear near spine, and edgewear at bottom spine-end. The beauty of the dark blue cloth spine with its gilt titles may lead you to ditch the dustjacket as unworthy of the book.