- Evenings at Derley Manor: Pencilings and Sketches of the English Poets and Their Favourite Scenes

London, Thomas Nelson, 1849. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this very scarce collection of writings on important English poets, with a colour frontispiece. First edition. Illustrated with a hand coloured frontispiece. A collection of commentaries on important English poets and their inspirations, with a selection of poetry exploring the beauty, pathos, and wit of these writers. With information on Spenser, Sidney, Raleigh, Milton, Shakespeare, Drummond, Jonson, and more. In the original full cloth binding with gilt. Externally, smart with minor rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting and the odd pencil annotation. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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