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New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1877. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. Gustave Dore. In black in: Laurie B. Lunch. None Rare publisher and design. Oversize 11"" x 14.25"" gift book design. Ornately decorated cover and spine embossed in gold on dark beveled boards; dramatically portrays scene of albatross above stormy waters, gilt is vibrant, contrasting titles, design. Buckram (cloth) boards, richly detailed embossed cover design, spine titles, moderate cover, corner wear. Profusely illustrated throughout with richly detailed, gigantic plates by famed illustrator Gustave Dore and additionally Sir Joseph Noel Paton's designs. Pages very good, no darkening of page edges or foxing. Covers and spine professionally strengthened with matching leather underlay. Light brown marbled endpapers. Front endpaper has a fold mark, and creasing in the gutter, same with the back endpaper. Coleridge's masterpiece concerns a sailor who offends nature by killing a seabird and…