{"product_id":"the-poems-of-matthew-arnold-1840-1867-matthew-arnold-oxford-edition","title":"The Poems of Matthew Arnold 1840-1867, Matthew Arnold — Oxford Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e London, Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, 1909\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. xxvii, 460.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e Near Fine. This volume is presented in a remarkably tight and well-preserved full crushed levant morocco binding that remains square and structurally sound. The leather shows only the most marginal rubbing to the extreme corners and the very ends of the spine, avoiding any significant scuffing or loss. Crucially, the elaborate gilt tooling, including the school crest, spine lettering, and delicate inner dentelles, remains exceptionally bright and unoxidised, retaining a sharp, reflective gleam. The all-edges-gilt (AEG) text block is similarly vibrant and unblemished. Internally, the pale marbled endpapers are pristine, and the pages are crisp, bright, and notably free from foxing, making this a highly attractive and collectible specimen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e This Oxford Edition of Matthew Arnold’s poetry is beautifully presented in a premium full blue crushed levant morocco prize binding. The upper board features the gilt-stamped crest of Arnold House School (South Shore, Blackpool), complete with their motto \u003ci\u003e\"Honor Virtutis Praemium\"\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe interior boasts a handsome calligraphic prize label on the front pastedown, awarding the book to J. H. Moor for the \"Old Boys' Science Prize\" in Midsummer 1911, signed by the Head Master. The text is complete with a frontispiece portrait of Arnold, protected by a tissue guard, reproduced from a painting by G. F. Watts, R.A.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCopies elevated by such exquisite, high-grade morocco prize bindings, especially those retaining this level of pristine gilt work and structural integrity, are genuinely scarce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA beautifully bound, comprehensive collection of Matthew Arnold’s most celebrated poetry, complete with an insightful introduction by A. T. Quiller-Couch. Featuring enduring Victorian masterpieces such as \"Dover Beach,\" \"The Scholar-Gipsy,\" and \"Thyrsis,\" this handsome volume captures the profound social commentary and elegiac beauty that defined Arnold as one of the nineteenth century’s premier literary sages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54566342525267,"sku":"5036","price":110.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260809_193029.jpg?v=1786520359","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-poems-of-matthew-arnold-1840-1867-matthew-arnold-oxford-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}