James Thomson — The Seasons

London , T. Longman, 1793. Vellum. Handsomely bound in a velum binding this text explores the seasons through blank verse. Handsomely bound in vellum.With four plates, each denoting a different season. Summer bound as frontispiece. Collated complete. The Seasons is a series of four poems by Scottish writer and author James Thomson. Each poem covers the beauty of one of the seasons. They explore the depth and complexity of the seasons from their beauty to darkness and complexity. Each poem was published one season at a time. Winter was published in 1726, Summer in 1727, Spring in 1728 and Autumn in 1730. Each poem reflects the landscape and countryside. Thomson uses language to evoke the nature of change. Bound in a full vellum binding. Externally generally smart. Joints tender but still relatively firm. Hinges slightly strained but firm. Cracking to both hinges. Internally firmly bound. Spotting to the first and last pages with the odd spot throughout. Pages generally clean. Good . Ill.: None. Good .