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H. Buxton Forman, ed.: Shelley's Poetical Works

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H. Buxton Forman, ed.: Shelley's Poetical Works
<B>H. Buxton Forman (Editor): <I>Shelley's Poetical Works</B></I></B></I> (London: George Bell & Sons, 1892), limited edition (74 of 150 copies), green cloth with beige paper boards, 12mo (5.25" x 7.75"). Five volumes: Volume I: xi-lxvi, 203 pages. Stain along top edge of plate of Shelley, not affecting image. Volume II: 294 pages. Volume III: 380 pages. Volume V: 366 pages. Volume VI: 345 pages. In all volumes, foxing is limited to the endpapers. There is light wear, moderate soiling to boards of each volume, and each volume has two extra spine labels bound inside back board. Comes with an engraving of Percy Bysshe Shelley with a copy of inscription by Shelley. Measures 5.25" x 7.325", framed to an overall size of 10" x 12.5". There are a few light spots of foxing near extremities. Engraved by R.G. Tietze from a chalk drawing at Biscombe, after the original portrait by Miss Curran, by permission of Lady Shelley. <I>From the Betty Bennett Collection.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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