Author: DRYDEN, JOHN; SARGEAUNT, JOHN [ED.]
Title: The Poems of John Dryden. Bumpus Binding
Description: London: Henry Frowde / Oxford University Press, 1910. Reprint. Red/gilt hardback leather cover. 250mm x 150mm (10" x 6"). 606pp. B/w frontis plate with tissue-guard. Binding by Bumpus of Oxford Street. Bumpus of Oxford St was a London department store that sold books, was known for classically designed, well-executed, and generally undervalued bindings produced under the Bumpus name, beginning in the latter part of the 19th century. The bindings came from the bookselling firm of John and Edward Bumpus, which was founded in 1780, and grew to offer a variety of goods. The Bumpus name was still spoken with high regard amongst London binderies well into the 20th century - though Bumpus never bound a single book itself, farming out the work to top binderies, Riviere & Son, Sangorski & Sutcliffe, etc.. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. Cover lightly marked. Aeg. Bumpus stamp to rear pastedown .

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