John Davidson — Ballads & Songs New Ballads

London; Boston; New York, The Bodley Head; Copeland & Day, 1894-1897. Cloth. A very smart pair of late 19th Century poetry works, bound in uniform and decorated cloth. A pair of very smart volumes of verse by Scottish poet, translator, playwright and novelist John Davidson. Bound in publisher's original navy cloth. With elegant gilt motifs to front boards.  With the bookplate of John Adlard to both front paste downs. Adlard was a writer and teacher. Bound in original navy boards. Externally, very smart. Mild bumping to extremities. Moderate fading to spines. The odd minor mark to boards. Moderate age toning and spotting to endpapers. John Adlard bookplates to front pastedowns. Internally, firmly bound, with infrequent mild strain. Pages generally bright and clean, with occasional mild age toning to extremities and the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .