Selected Poems of Matthew Arnold [Selected English Classics Series] de Arnold, Matthew [1822-1888]; Alsop, H - 1959

Oxford, 1910. Hardcover. Good. 1910. 139 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Inscriptions to front pastedown and endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Tanning to spine and edges.

Macmillan and Co Ltd, 1925. Hardcover. Good. 1925. 235 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Ex-library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

Macmillan and Co.Ltd, 1906. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1906. Reprinted. 235 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Hinges are moderately cracked with exposed netting. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pen writings to front free endpaper. Binding is slightly loose. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Book has a slight forward lean. Visible wear marks to boards.

London: Macmillan and Company, 1885. Golden Treasury Series. hardcover. Book G: age wear to boards and spine, scuffs to spine heels, name on half title page, mild foxing/toning to endpapers and frontispiece, binding loose but intact.. 16mo 235pp. Golden Treasury Series. #02095.

London: Macmillan and Co, 1922. Book. Good. Hardback. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 6.25 x 4"; 235pp; blue cloth with gilt; previous owner's pencilled notes to several pages and rear end papers;.

Ginn And Company, 1959. Hardcover. Good. 1959. Second impression. 188 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Gilt lettering to spine is dulled but remains brighter on front.

George G. Harrap, London, No date. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrated endpapers, including a quotation from Shakespeare. Illustrated frontispiece – a portrait of Matthew Arnold. Brown textured cloth covered boards, with gilt and blue coloured decoration to the front panels and back strip and gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Dark red coloured tint to the top text block edges. Title says it all. Part of he King's Treasury Of Literary Masterpieces series. A little softening of the back strip with rubbing of the book corners and lower book edges. Light age toning of the text block edges with scattered foxing, which has also occurred to the pages. Size: 16mo (very small). 221, [3] pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Poetry; Inventory No: 0120411. .

London: Macmillan and Co., 1883. Hardcover. Very Good. 4 x 6 in. Cloth boards. Condition is VERY GOOD ; corners and spine ends bumped and worn, slight loss to spine head. Binding tight. Names and messages on half title pg. Text unmarked. Poet. Stax.

Oxford at the clarendon Press, 1927. Hardcover. Good. 1927. No Edition Remarks. 139 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Ex Libris plate to front pastedown. Light thumb marking and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking to gutters, slightly exposing netting, but binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has minor tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.

London: Macmillan, 1922. Reprint . Full-Leather. Near Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 235 pp. The covers are slightly scuffed at the head and foot of the spine, and at the fore-corners. The binding is tight and square, and the text is clean. Bound in brown leather with gilt titles and decorations, and gilt page edges.