The Oxford Book of English Verse 1250–1918 | Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch | Full Navy Leather | Oxford

A handsome full navy-blue leather edition of the enduring Oxford anthology, spanning English verse from the medieval period through 1918. Selected and edited by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, it brings together a broad range of poets and poems in a compact, beautifully made Oxford volume.

The binding is finished with gilt-ruled covers, gilt-decorated spine compartments, and a gilt spine title. Marbled endpapers and a sewn ribbon marker. Published by Oxford University Press at the Clarendon Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege is named as publisher to the University.

Very good condition. The leather binding remains sound and attractive, with light rubbing and wear at the extremities consistent. Pages clean and bright.

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A refined edition for the poetry reader, library, or collector.