Author: Thomas Hood
Title: Poems by Thomas Hood, Again Illustrated by Birket Foster
Description: London, E. Moxon, Son & Co, 1872. Leather. A beautifully bound copy of the poetry of Thomas Hood, illustrated throughout with engravings by Birket Foster. In a full morocco binding, with extensive gilt detailing.Illustrated with twenty-two engraved plates by British illustrator and watercolourist Myles Birket Foster, each retaining the original tissue guard. Collated, complete.A selection of poems by English poet and humourist Thomas Hood, known for his contributions to popular magazines including London Magazine, Athenaeum, and Punch. This volume comprises some of his most beloved and well known works, including 'Autumn,' 'The Haunted House,' and 'A Legend of Navarre.'With the bookplate of Andrew Buchanan Blackburn to the front pastedown, and a gift inscription, dated 1873, to a front blank. In a full morocco binding, with gilt detailing. Discolouration to back strip, with rubbing to board perimeters, back strip head and tail, and raised bands. Boards bright. Front hinge strained, but firmly held. Bookplate to front pastedown, with inscription to a front blank. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: Birket Foster. Very Good .

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