{"product_id":"the-poetical-works-of-john-dryden-john-dryden-early-illustrated-edition","title":"The Poetical Works of John Dryden, John Dryden — Early Illustrated Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\" id=\"p-rc_7d864fd084d3a7fc-243\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2892\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-2892 citation-end-2892\"\u003e London, George Routledge and Sons, c. 1870\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. [xxiv], 524.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report: \u003c\/b\u003eVery Good. Bound in the publisher's remarkably bright terracotta cloth, heavily stamped in black and gilt with an ornate Victorian aesthetic. The binding remains tight and square, with the gilt tooling entirely unoxidised and retaining a brilliant lustre. Minimal shelf-wear is present, restricted to slight rubbing and a fraction of fraying at the extreme head of the spine, alongside a touch of softening to the corners. The all-edges-gilt page block remains bright and reflective. Internally, the pages are generally clean and supple, though some expected, light age-related foxing is present to the preliminaries and title page. The hinges are sound, and the original brown-coated endpapers remain undisturbed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\" id=\"p-rc_7d864fd084d3a7fc-244\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note: \u003c\/b\u003eThis striking early edition, issued by George Routledge and Sons at their Broadway, Ludgate premises (and bearing their 416 Broome Street, New York imprint, dating it to roughly 1870), stands as a prime example of high Victorian publisher's cloth. The upper board features a central gilt monogram 'GR\u0026amp;S' surrounded by intricate foliate and geometric borders. \u003cspan class=\"citation-2891 citation-end-2891\"\u003eThe volume includes various illustrations interspersed throughout the text, accompanying Dryden's legendary verse.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eA pleasing piece of provenance is found on the front pastedown, which bears the original, diminutive bookseller’s ticket of H. \u0026amp; C. Treacher of Brighton. A neat, mid-twentieth-century ink inscription ('Allan Smart, Edinburgh, Nov. 1952') graces the front flyleaf, opposite a reader's neat pencilled notes highlighting Dryden's great satires ('MacFlecknoe', 'Absalom \u0026amp; Achitophel', and 'The Medal'). While Routledge's trade editions of Dryden are not uncommonly found, encountering a copy with such an exceptionally vibrant, unrubbed binding is increasingly scarce on the open market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003eA handsome Victorian presentation of the works of John Dryden, England's first Poet Laureate. This comprehensive collection encapsulates the breadth of Dryden's genius, featuring his masterly satires, elegant epistles, and transformative translations, all presented in a beautifully ornamented binding characteristic of the era's finest trade productions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54292637385043,"sku":"4449","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260623_131209.jpg?v=1783925491","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-poetical-works-of-john-dryden-john-dryden-early-illustrated-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}