Milton's Ode of the Morning of Christ's Nativity, L'allegro, Il Penseroso and Lycidas A. W. Verity
1904. Reprinted. 172 pages. No dust jacket. Milton's Ode of the Morning of Christ's Nativity, L'allegro, Il Penseroso and Lycidas. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pages are moderately tanned with notable foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Former owner's inscription to front free endpaper, with marginalia and underlining present throughout. Mild cracking to hinges and gutters, with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Minor dog-eared corners. Water staining and a few small nicks along text block edge. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with mild bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Moderate tanning to spine and edges, with visible fraying to spine ends. Book has a slight backward lean. Liquid drops down spine.