[Fine Binding | Riviere & Son] The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley

Shelley, Percy Bysshe. The Complete Poetical Works. Edited by Thomas Hutchinson. London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1925. Frontispiece portrait.

Bound in full russet brown crushed morocco by Riviere & Son with a geometric design in gilt to the covers, divided into various squares and rectangles, and accented with small gilt dots, along with three larger floral stamps as central ornaments within the design. Tooling in carbon extending from the five spine bands, terminating in small floral stamps in carbon. Title to second compartment, flower stamp in gilt to remaining compartments. Gilt ruled turn-ins with small gilt flower to corners. Vibrant marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Measures approx. 5.5" x 7.75". Owner inscription to endpaper. Light rubbing to edges and corners, along with spotting & some discoloration to spine.