[EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED]. [PARNELL, Thomas (1679-1718), subject]. The Crown Edition of the British Poets / Thomas Parnell. London: British Literary Society, [n.d., ca. late 19th century]. 8vo. With 4 hand-colored plates not called-for, including one watercolor of a fairy by Nicholas Briganti  (1861-1944) opposite p. 130. lxxi, [1]-228 pp. Beautifully bound in contemporary full olive-green levant morocco, boards double-ruled in gilt, with gilt floral paneling and multi-colored floral onlays, spine ruled, tooled, and lettered in gilt in compartments, three raised bands, multi-colored floral onlays, gilt turn-ins, red morocco doublures stamped in gilt with blue onlays, red watered silk liners, top edge gilt, housed in custom black morocco, felt-lined slipcase. AN EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED COPY, #5/25 EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED COPIES, AS STATED ON THE VERSO OF THE INSERTED TITLE-PAGE. 

Spine sunned, faint dampstaining to boards and first several and final several leaves and liners at lower corners, slipcase worn, scuffed. Still, very good.