The Tragedies of Algernon Charles Swinburne. 5 vols. Complete.

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London: Chatto & Windus 1905-1906. 8vo. Orig. full buckram (corners and edges lightly rubbed). Spines gilt. T.e.g. other edges uncut. With frontisp. portr. in Vol. V. Title-pages printed in red/black ink. This set belonged to the Poet Laureate John Masefield with his library sticker inside front cover of Vol. I. Prelim. pages and last few pages slightly toned. Front hinge in Vol. II Vol. IV and Vol. V cracked. Guttering exposed on both hinges in Vol. V. Light foxing in Vol. V otherwise a near fine set. Collation: Vol. I.: The Queen-Mother and Rosamond; Vol. II: Chastelard and Bothwell Act I-David Rizzio Act II-Bothwell; Vol. III: Bothwell. Act III-Jane Gordon Act IV-John Knox Act V-The Queen; Vol. IV: Mary Stuart. A Tragedy; and Vol. V: Locrine The Sisters Marino Faliero Rosamund (Queen of the Lombards).