~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Title

THE HAMLET:

AN ODE

WRITTEN IN WHICHWOOD FOREST

Illustrated with Fourteen Etchings

By Birket Foster

[First Edition – Publisher's Cloth Binding]

____________________

Author

Thomas Wharton

[Myles] Birket Foster (Illust.)

______________________

Year of Publication

1859

__________________________

Publisher

London: Sampson, Low, Son & Co.

______________________________
For full description see below - after all photographs

Description:

London: Sampson, Low, Son & Co., 1859, First Edition.

Original green cloth hardback binding, repaired to the spine with the original spine laid on, gilt titles to the front board. Scarce item in the original cloth binding.

Unnumbered, title page, list of etchings, 14 etchings, with original paper guards.

Provenance – dedication to Charlotte Bourne from her husband Morton to the reverse of the front end paper.

Approximately 8 inches tall.

Condition Report

Externally

• Spine – good condition – recent repair.
• Joints – good condition – solid, recent repair.
• Corners – good condition – gently bumped and worn.
• Boards – good condition – blind stamped with gilt titles to the front board, minor marks and scratches, bubbling to the front board cloth.
• Page edges – good condition – top edge darkened.
• See above and photos.

Internally

• Hinges – very good condition – repaired.
• Paste downs – good condition – original brown paper.
• End papers – good condition – original brown paper front end paper wrinkled because of dedication glued to the reverse, tanned and foxed.
• Title – good condition – tanned with minor foxing.
• Pages – good condition – tanned and minor marks.
• Binding – good condition – attractive.
• See photos.

Publisher: see above.
Publication Date: 1859
Binding: Hardback

_________________________________________

We take great pride in photographing all our books, maps and prints and in describing every detail.

If, for any reason, you are dissatisfied with your purchase, we offer a 100% money back guarantee provided the item is returned in the same condition as sent.

Please contact us via eBay for extra photographs and with any questions you may have

Ruler in picture is 6 inches long.

----------------------------

Please Browse all other books and prints in my Shop

Thank you

LOUIS88Books

Preserving Books for the next generation