![[POETRY]. A collection of 16 works, including: MASON, William. Poems. York: W. Blanchard for J. Robson and others, 1746. 3 volumes, 8o. Later red straight-grained morocco gilt, edges gilt concealing fore-edge paintings of SCENES WITH BOATS ON THE WATER. Modern cloth slipcase. -- The Oeconomy of Human Life. London: T. Rickaby for S. and E. Harding, 1795. 12o. Engraved vignettes. Contemporary red straight-grained morocco gilt, edges gilt concealing A DOUBLE FORE-EDGE PAINTING of Clumber Park, Nottingham and Chomondeley Castle, Cheshire. Provenance: Etheldred Anne Reynardson (gift inscription dated Feb. 7, 1796). -- THOMSON, James. The Seasons. London: T. Chapman, 1795. Engraved portrait frontispiece, title and plates. Contemporary red straight-grained morocco gilt, edges gilt concealing a DOUBLE FORE-EDGE PAINTING of Syon House and Pulteney Bridge, Bath. Provenance: E. Alderson (bookplate). -- YOUNG, Edward. Night Thoughts.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2010/NYR/2010_NYR_02361_0245_000(poetry_a_collection_of_16_works_including_mason_william_poems_york_w_b050250).jpg?w=1)
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[POETRY]. A collection of 16 works, including: MASON, William. Poems. York: W. Blanchard for J. Robson and others, 1746. 3 volumes, 8o. Later red straight-grained morocco gilt, edges gilt concealing fore-edge paintings of SCENES WITH BOATS ON THE WATER. Modern cloth slipcase. -- The Oeconomy of Human Life. London: T. Rickaby for S. and E. Harding, 1795. 12o. Engraved vignettes. Contemporary red straight-grained morocco gilt, edges gilt concealing A DOUBLE FORE-EDGE PAINTING of Clumber Park, Nottingham and Chomondeley Castle, Cheshire. Provenance: Etheldred Anne Reynardson (gift inscription dated Feb. 7, 1796). -- THOMSON, James. The Seasons. London: T. Chapman, 1795. Engraved portrait frontispiece, title and plates. Contemporary red straight-grained morocco gilt, edges gilt concealing a DOUBLE FORE-EDGE PAINTING of Syon House and Pulteney Bridge, Bath. Provenance: E. Alderson (bookplate). -- YOUNG, Edward. Night Thoughts. London: C. Whittingham for T. Heptinstall, 1798. Engraved portrait frontispiece, engraved title and plates. Contemporary blue straight-grained morocco gilt, edges gilt concealing a fore-edge painting of A WAGON ON THE ROAD. -- HERBERT, William. Helga, a Poem. London: T. Davison for John Murray, 1815. 8o. Modern red morocco, edges gilt concealing a DOUBLE FORE-EDGE PAINTING of Providence, Rhode Island and Salem, Massachusetts. -- CAMPBELL, Thomas. The Poetical Works. London: Henry Colburn, 1828. 2 volumes, 8o. Contemporary black morocco, covers in blind, edges gilt concealing fore-edge paintings of OXFORD AND ETON. -- HEMANS, Mrs. [Felicia]. Songs of the Affections. Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1840. Engraved title. Contemporary maroon calf gilt, edges gilt concealing a fore-edge painting of FLY FISHING.. Provenance: Marjorie Wood (ownership inscription in ink dated 1938). -- TRENCH, Richard Chenevix. Sacred Latin Poetry. London: John W. Parker, 1849. 8o. Contemporary tan calf gilt, edges gilt concealing a fore-edge painting of ETON COLLEGE SIGNED BY VERA DUTTER. Provenance: A. Richardson (ownership inscription in ink); Francis J. Weber (bookplate). -- MILTON, John. The Poetical Works. London: William Tegg, 1853. Engraved portrait frontispiece and plates. Contemporary red morocco gilt, edges gilt concealing a fore-edge painting of JOHN MILTON, HIS SCHOOL, AND HIS BIRTHPLACE. -- STURGES, Richard Yates. The Solitary, and Other Poems. Edinburgh, James Nichol, 1868. 8o. Contemporary green morocco gilt, edges gilt concealing a fore-edge painting of LANDGATE, WINDCHELSEA. Provenance: Miss Edith Bedells (gift inscription from the author dated 1869). -- TENNYSON, Alfred Lord. In Memoriam. London: Strahan, 1869. 8o. Contemporary green morocco gilt, edges gilt concealing a fore-edge painting of SOUTHAMPTON WATER. Provenence: Miss Rose (gift inscription in ink from Maggie, dated February 1875). -- MASEFIELD, John. The Collected Poems. London: William Heinemann, 1923. 8o. Contemporary marbled calf gilt, edges gilt concealing a DOUBLE FORE-EDGE PAINTING of whaling and a shipwreck rescue by Martin Frost. AUTOGRAPHED LETTER BY THE AUTHOR LAID IN. -- WHITE, Henry Kirke. The Poetical and Prose Works. Edinburgh: Gall and Inglis, n.d. 8o. Engraved frontispiece, engraved title. Contemporary red straight-grained morocco gilt, edges gilt concealing a fore-edge painting of A PASTORAL SCENE. (16)