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ROGERS, SAMUEL. Italy, a Poem * Poems. Together, 2 volumes. Illustrated. 8vo, uniform green morocco with gilt fillet borders on covers and clover motif borders in spine compartments, and gilt turn-ins, by J. Wright; all edges trimmed and gilt; bookplates; owner's pencil notes about the books' production and issue; plain cloth slipcases. London, 1830; 1834
first editions, first issues, and with an autograph letter signed by rogers tipped to the front endpaper of Italy. Addressed to an unknown recipient, thanking him for a thoughtful "tribute to a Poet" (not him, though unnamed). 1 page, 8vo, on recto of a folded and tipped-in leaf. St. James's Place, 20 January 1844. with--Another copy of the same edition of Italy, a Poem. 8vo, beautifully bound by J. Clarke in pebble-grain tan morocco gilt, with beautiful gilt inner dentelles and sky blue watered silk panels and endleaves.
