1850 Edward Young – Night Thoughts – Antique Leather-Bound Book For Sale

Offered for sale is an original 1850 Boston edition of The Complaint and Consolation; or, Night Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality, to which is added The Force of Religion, by Edward Young, D.D.

Published by Phillips, Sampson and Company, Boston, in 1850.

This approximately 175-year-old volume features attractive brown marbled paper-covered boards, a black leather spine with gilt lettering and decorative lines, and an early handwritten inscription dated 1856.

BOOK DETAILS

• Author: Edward Young, D.D.

• Publication year: 1850

• Publisher: Phillips, Sampson and Company

• Location: Boston, Massachusetts

• Binding: Hardcover with leather spine and marbled boards

• Notable feature: Early handwritten ownership/gift inscription dated condition with visible wear consistent with its age.

  • Exterior boards show surface rubbing, scuffs, and edge/corner wear.

  • Leather spine has rubbing and wear, particularly near the ends.

  • Interior pages show age toning, scattered foxing, discoloration, and staining.

  • Front interior has pencil markings and an ink inscription dated 1856.

  • Interior hinge and endpaper areas show wear and separation.

  • Small corner folds and edge imperfections are present.

  The book has not been professionally restored or conserved. Overall page completeness has not been independently verified.

  COLLECTIBLE INTEREST

  A genuine mid-19th-century edition of Edward Young\'s influential religious and philosophical poetry, featuring period decorative binding and an inscription from the 1850s.

  Suitable for collectors of antiquarian books, historical literature, religious poetry, and decorative antique volumes.

  Please examine all photographs carefully, as they form an important part of the condition description.

  The exact book pictured is the book you will receive. It will be carefully packaged for shipment.