THE POETICAL WORKS OF OLIVER GOLDSMITH 
1895 Aldine Edition of British Poets
Edited by Austin Dobson 
Published by George Bell and Sons

Good Condition hardcover book. Size is about 6-1/2" x 4-1/2".
 

Exterior: Red leather binding is clean, square, tight. Gilt designs front, back, and spine. Gilt lettering on spine is worn. All page edges are bright gilt...only one photo shows this gilt accurately. Five hubbed spine. Panels have light scratches, some scuff marks, and some dark stains. Edges, corners, and both edges of spine show wear. Corners worn through to the boards. Short closed tear top of spine.
 

Interior: Sewn in red ribbon book mark. Endpapers are clean and toned on the edges where the leather touches the free endpaper. Pages are clean, smooth, bright. Gutter cracked at the table of contents. Three letters in pencil top of back pastedown. No owner names. No underlining/highlighting of text or handwriting (except as already noted). The preface page is half torn out (see photos). 192 pages.