This beautiful vintage edition of the The Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold was published by Henry Frowde in 1909. So the book is Edwardian. It's bound in quarter vellum with pretty floral decoration in an art nouveau style to the spine.
It's in very good condition with light wear to the corners and minor marks to the boards. The spine is lightly soiled and there are some scuffs to the leather title label. There is also a small bump to the head of the spine.
Inside, the pages are clean and bright with foxing to the preliminary and end pages. Some of the page edges are a little jagged, most likely separated by hand if the book was published with some uncut pages.
Dimensions approximately 19.9cm x 14cm x 3.9cm.
The book will arrive hand wrapped in patterned wallpaper and string.
I use a range of eco friendly, 100% recyclable jiffy bags and boxes, and whenever possible I use brown paper tape. The green bubble wrap is biodegradable and the clear bubble wrap is 100% recyclable. I also reuse boxes when I feel it's appropriate (if the boxes are sturdy enough).