Triumph of Temper. by HAYLEY, William

Chichester: Printed by W. Mason for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1809. Full calf, 6 1/2 inches tall. An exceptionally pretty little Regency tree calf binding with gilt bands and extra gilt panels and contrasting red label. Speckled blue edges. The tree calf is framed within a Greek key pattern roll. With the Fothergill armorial bookplate. With an old previous owner's signature ", Elizabeth Hile, Spinster" on the first blank. A splendid copy of this work by the once highly popular English 18th century poet and biographer.