The Rape of the Lock: An Heroi-Comical Poem in Five Cantos
London: Leonard Smithers, 1896. Very Good. Item #13551
London: Leonard Smithers, 1896. First Thus. Octavo. 47 pp. "Embroidered" with nine drawings by Beardsley, including frontispiece, complete. Beveled green boards decorated in gilt. Housed in custom-made slipcase.
Boards slightly warped and rubbed at extremities, edges and corners bumped, and spine ends nudged. Gilt at front rubbed with some minor smudging to rear. Binding is sound. Mild off-setting and spotting to interior, heavier foxing to title page, and otherwise pages unmarked.
Price: $600.00
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