James Thomson — The Seasons

London, James Nisbet & Co. 1859. Cloth. A vastly illustrated edition of James Thomson's best known poems The Seasons. Illustrated with four vignette titles and forty in-text engravings. Collated complete. A series of four poems, the first part, Winter, was first published in 1726, and the completed poem cycle appeared in 1730. The poem was extremely influential and stimulated works by Joshua Reynolds, John Christopher Smith, Joseph Haydn, Thomas Gainsborough and J. M. W. Turner. Written by James Thomson, a Scottish poet and playwright. Illustrated by Birket Foster, F. R. Pickersgill, R. A. J. Wolf, G. Thomas, and Noel Humphreys. Bound by Leighton Son and Hodge. In the original full cloth binding with gilt. Externally, sound with rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine and the odd small mark to the boards. Small splits in the cloth to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with light scattered spotting, predominantly to the first and last few pages. Age toning to the endpapers with a contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Bound by Leighton Son and Hodge. Good . Ill.: Birket Foster; F. R. Pickersgill; R. A.; J. Wolf; G. Thomas; Noel Humphreys. Good .