Melaia and Other Poems by Cook, Eliza - 1845

New York: Published by J. & H. G. Langley / Stereotyped by R. C. Valentine, Gold-Street / Printed by H. Ludwig, 1844. Later Edition. Fair. Name of former owner on front cover, Lydia Field. Leather over boards with gilded framing to covers. Significant rubbing and weat to binding, but holding solidly. First section of pages slightly loose, attached at bottom, otherwise all pages securely bound. Foxing to most pages.

Charles Tilt, 1842. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1842. New Edition. 286 pages. Fully bound in red leather. Contains black and white plates throughout. Ex-libris plate stuck to front pastedown. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Grubby pages throughout. Water staining to pages throughout. Visible creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Notable tanning to spine and edges. Black marks to boards. Noticeable peeling leather to all. Water staining to boards.

New York: J. & H. G. Langley, 1844 352 numbered pp. HB. Pages: generally clean, foxed and tanned, generally tight; top edge dusty, hinge starting to separate at ffep and 1/2 title, poem " Heaven" tipped in by owner to ffep with notation: "I offer no apology for the insertion of the following extract; it is a practical gem and must find its way to every heart", lacks frontis portarit of author. Cover: dark green, embossed artwork to front and back, gilt artwork and lettering to spine; top front corner bumped, wear to corners and spine head/tail.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2010-09-10. Paperback. Good.

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London: Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. , 1845. Leather. Good. 8" by 5". Unamed. A charming poetical anthology from Eliza Cook. Third edition. Adorned with several beautifully engraved plates. Eliza Cook was a extremely successful writer, appealing to the working classes of both England and the U.S. Her success with this societal group was helped in part my Cook's open support of women's right's and her belief in the importance of mainstream education. Writing from a young age, Cook was merely seventeen when her first volume was published. Previous owners bookplate to the front pastedown, reads, 'Martha Boobbyer. 1846.' Rebound in a full personalised crushed morocco binding. Externally, sound, although with remnants of leather cream to the front board. Some light rubbing to the extremities. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very light straining to the front hinge. Internally, firmly bound and bright, although with some light instances of spotting. Neatly inscribed in… Read More

London: R.J. Wood, 1838. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. Hardback. A good copy in publisher's green cloth with title in gilt on upper board surrounded by a floral garland. Rebacked with new end-papers. All edges gilt. Some foxing to early pages. Previous owner's name, address and date (1839) on Contents page. Hand- coloured frontispiece and coloured vignette on title page are foxed but still attractive. 202 pages. Now protected in a removable cover.

London: Charles Tilt. Good+. 1840. Hardcover. ; Full black leather bound cover with gilt embossed decor on front and back covers and spine is worn at extremities but clean, bright, and in good+ condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Lovely dentelles. End sheets and paste downs are soiled. Antiquated gift inscription on front end sheet. Engraved frontispiece and half-title page. Pages are toned with varying degrees of foxing and light soiling. ; 0 pages .