The Complete Poetical Works of William Collins, Thomas Gray, and Oliver Goldsmith; With biographical sketches and notes; edited by Epes Sargent [provenance: Charles Gilpin] de Collins, William; Gray, Thomas; Goldsmith, Oliver - 1854

Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Co, 1854. Hardcover. Very Good. [2], 98, [2], 139, [1], 166 p.: frontispiece with portraits of the three poets; 20 cm. Contemporary full polished calf with six spine compartments between raised bands. Brown leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title: Collins, Gray, & Goldsmith. Blind-tooled center medallion and ruled borders on both boards. All page edges red. Dark brown endpapers. Gift inscription on frontispiece verso: "Charles Gilpin from his Uncle John F. Gilpin Christmas, 1860." Philadelphia merchant John Ferris Gilpin (1796-1869) was the uncle of Charles Gilpin (1845-1911). In Very Good Condition: leather is rubbed; spine slightly faded; minor loss at head of spine; joints are solid; pages are clean and tight.