Gems

From the

English Poets

Chaucer to Tennyson

With

Biographical Notices of the Authors.

Illustrated

New York:

The American News Company

[Undated but circa 1880s].

Antique, late 19th century hardcover book, decoratively bound in gold gilded and black stamped embossed design to the front cover and spine face with gold gilded outer page fore-edges in very good condition. Exterior of the book is overall clean and well intact with some mild age, use or shelf wear like light rubs to outer corners and edges, some toning to the backcovered, and some other minor wear. Interior of the book is overall very clean with toning through to pages from age that remain sturdy and well intact. On the front endpapers are notations in pencil dated 1929 as well as pasted down bookplate with some minor tatter towards the lower inner page margin of the front endpapers. Book’s binding is tight and well intact and the book is complete with all pages present and none coming loose, detached or missing. Book has no odors.

Book totals 503 pages followed by a brief publisher’s catalog. Book measures approximately 7 5/8 x 5 3/8 x 1 5/8 inches and weighs about 1 3/4 pounds.

(Seller shelf code: A008)