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Edinburgh: James Nichol, 1853. Full morocco, 8 1/2 inches tall. A truly superb binding in full straight grain morocco by J. Wright, a bookbinder "of the highest order" (Ramsden). With gilt raised bands and glorious gilt tooling to the panels and boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. Young's 'Night-Thoughts' was one of the most popular poems of the century, influencing Goethe and Edmund Burke, among many others, with its notable illustrations by William Blake.

Edinburgh: James Nichol, 1853. Full morocco, 8.5 inches tall. A splendidly bound volume with gilt raised bands, very fine gilt tooling to the panels and exceptionally ornate gilt tooling framing the boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. From the library of Dalton Hall and from the Hayhurst collection. Bookplate. A well printed and handsomely bound copy of one of the most influential 18th century English poems.