Author: William Collins
Title: The Poetical Works of William Collins Enriched with Elegant Engravings
Description: London, E Harding, 1798. Fine Binding. An attractively bound little volume of the poetry of William Collins. Collins was an important poet of the middle decades of the 18th century. His lyrical odes mark a turn away from the Augustan poetry of Alexander Pope's generation and towards the Romantic era which would soon follow. A posthumous publication prefixed with a biography by Samuel Johnson. Illustrated with some lovely engravings throughout. In a handsome half calf binding with marbled boards. Externally, generally smart although with some wear evident to the extremities and spine. Hinges are cracked. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with just some light spotting to endpapers and handling marks to the title page. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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