Italy and Other Poems
London: John Murray, 1828. First edition. Hardcover. 12mo. 342pp. (1). 3/4 brown leather over marbled paper boards. Gilt stamped design on spine, with gilt on lettering being rubbed off. Marbled endpapers and edges of book block. The work is a collection of poems by Sotheby each inspired by and based on various famed locations around Italy, including Rome, Venice, Florence, Naples, and Lake Como. Binding with rubbing to some edges, corners and spine. Small scratch to front cover. Starting at front endpapers and title page. Some sporadic light foxing to some pages. Binding in good-, interior in very good- condition overall. g- to vg-. Item #42089
William Sotheby FRS (9 November 1757 – 30 December 1833) was an English poet and translator. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in November 1794.
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