Gallery of Famous Poets Poetry 1870 gorgeous gilt leather gift book w/engravings

A Gallery of Famous English and American poets. Introduction by H. Coppée, Richly Illustrated.

Publ. Philadelphia, 1870 by E.H. Butler. 400 pp. 

Heavily illustrated with 100 brilliantly engraved in-text illustrations plus frontis, many images signed in the plate by the engraver and many done at a level approaching bank note engraving quality.

Period full ornately gilt embossed leather gift book, all edges gilt.

Some light inoffensive scuffing along joints and extremities.

Pictures capture well how this beautiful antique book survives. Nicer than it sounds or looks in the pics. A large and impressive gift book of the era. This would have been a very expensive book when new, clearly a luxury purchase.

Clean, sound, tight, wonderful looking book on a shelf.

book measures c. 11 1/4”H x 8" W x 1 3/4” thick. A large heavy book- around 6 pounds once boxed for shipping.

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