Beschreibung:

Shelley, Percy B. LAON AND CYTHNA; OR, THE REVOLUTION OF THE GOLDEN CITY: A VISION OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. FOR SHERWOOD, NEELY, & JONES, 1818 8vo, first edition, first issue with the rare fly-title to "laon and cythna" (leaf d1), without the advertisement leaf at the beginning, but with the errata at the end, with blank leaf after the title, rebound in a jewelled binding by sangorski and sutcliffe, covers and spine in blue morocco richly illustrated in gilt and red with fillets, borders and corners of leaves, pointillé and circular tools enclosing central lozenge, spine in six compartments, gilt inner dentelles, top edge gilt, the others uncut, preserved in quarter blue morocco folding box, first few leaves with traces of foxing, otherwise fine