12, [78] pp. Elephant folio. Original green cloth, gilt titles, blind-stamped borders, all edges gilt. Numerous full-page engravings by Gustave Dore following text, captioned with the associated couplets. A visually striking edition of the famous nautical poem known for its (oft-misquoted) lines: "Water, water, everywhere / Nor any drop to drink." First published in 1798, the Rime is Coleridge's longest major poem, and it is credited as the beginning of British Romantic literature. The gloss included in this edition first appeared in the 1817 revised edition.
