1817 Rare Illustrated Edition - Night Thoughts on Life, Death and Immortality by Edward Young.(Description) Author: Edward Young. Richard Westall, illustrator. Title: The Complaint: or, Night Thoughts. Publisher: London, Printed for John Sharpe, 1817. Language: Text in English. Size: 6. 5 "X 4 ". Pages: 324 pages. Binding: Attractive and very good beautifully gilt decorated dark burgundy full morocco leather binding (hinges tight, overall slightly worn and scuffed as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. All edges gilt. Content:

He was supposedly on his way to explore and find inspiration for his comedies

name of a previous 1901 owner on the first endpaper - as shown)

small ink stamp and gift note of a previous 1891 owner on the first endpaper - as shown)

is a reworked version of van Sandwyk's earlier commission for the Folio Society

Pages: 760 pages with index

satirist and neo-Latin poet

enhancing the magical and often moralistic stories with visual splendor

Through its characters

James Godwin

endpaper inner hinges worn but still tight - as shown)

The illustrator:  Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale (25 January 1872 – 10 March 1945) was an English artist known for her paintings

née Stewart (29 May 1839 – 20 January 1921) was an English writer of children's stories who wrote for children under the name of Mrs Molesworth