Description

Hardcover, forest green linen cloth lettered in gold on spine and front cover. Front cover has bust of Arnold stamped in gold and “Matthew Arnold.” stamped at lower fore-edge corner. Top edge gilt. 510 pages. Illustrated with portrait frontispiece. Two pages of publisher’s ads appended. Reprint edition, first thus. Brief X’mas gift inscription on front free end-paper, dated 1893. A clean, square, unmarked copy, hinges strong and solid, cloth clean, interior with no foxing or writing. Near fine.