" It is a man's duty to have books. A library is not a luxury, but one of the necessaries of life. "
— Henry Ward Beecher

Edinburgh: William P. Nimmo, 1864. [Poetry] FINELY BOUND AND ILLUSTRATED. Octavo (18 x 13cm), pp.xxviii; 483 [1]. With 10 engraved plates by Cameron, including a frontispiece portrait of the author and a decorated title page. Contemporary red full morocco with raised bands, gilt titles to spine, heavy blind decoration all over, and bevelled edges to boards. All edges gilt and very smartly gauffered; marbled endpapers. Some spotting to preliminaries and final leaves. Some rubbing to board edges and and raised bands; spine toned. Very good. Item #56638
Price: £65.00