Author: George Crabbe; Birket Foster
Title: The Poetical Works of George Crabbe
Description: London, George Routledge and Sons, 1858 . Leather. A lovely morocco bound edition of this collection of poetry by George Crabbe with illustrations by Birket Foster. The Poetical Works of George Crabbe in full red morocco binding.With a life of the author and illustrations by Birket Foster, the nineteenth century British illustrator, watercolourist and engraver. With eight monochrome plates including a frontispiece. Collated, complete.With gilt to the fore edges.Undated, dated through Jisc.George Crabbe was an English poet and surgeon, best remembered for his early use of realistic narrative, and the depiction of middle and working class life in Britain.  In full morocco binding. Externally, very smart. There is some rubbing to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. There is some further rubbing to the leather on the spine. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the very occasional spot. Very Good . Ill.: Birket Foster. Very Good .

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