The Works of Edmund Waller, Esq; in Verse and Prose
London: J. and R. Tonson, 1758. Hardcover. [16], 272 p., frontispiece portrait of the author; 16 cm. Contemporary full speckled calf; six spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-ruled border on each board. Bookplate on front fixed endpaper of Jacobi Solis Cohen (1838-1927) (covering up earlier inscription) showing two hands raised in priestly blessing; he is known as the father of laryngology. Bookplate on front free endpaper of Donald Fuller Torrey, signed R. W. C. for Robert Weir Crouch (1865-1943). In Good- Condition: spine is heavily sunned, with loss at ends; front board is almost detached; leather is rubbed; lacking 1-cm. along upper edge of title page where a former owner's name was removed; pages are clean and tight. Good -. Item #006518
Price: $75.00