Rev. George Crabbe - Tales of the Hall. In Two Volumes

London, John Murray, 1819. First edition. Leather. A first edition of this collection of Crabbe's poetry, dating from the early nineteenth century. First Edition. Complete in two volumes. With the armorial bookplates of John Blenkinsopp Coulson to the front pastedowns. George Crabbe (24 December 1754 – 3 February 1832) was an English poet and clergyman. Lord Byron, an avowed admirer of Crabbe's poetry, called him 'nature's sternest painter, yet the best&apos. Crabbe's poetry was predominantly in the form of heroic couplets, and has been described as unsentimental in its depiction of provincial life and society. Modern critic Frank Whitehead has said that 'Crabbe, in his verse tales in particular, is an important, indeed, a major, poet whose work has been and still is seriously undervalued&apos. His works include The Village (1783), Poems (1807), The Borough (1810), and his poetry collections Tales (1812) and Tales of the Hall (1819). Crabbe also had a lifelong interest in naturalism, entomology and botany, and was particularly known for his study of beetles. In half calf bindings with marbled boards. Externally, rubbed. Some slight loss to the heads of the spines. Joints cracked but holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Some scattered light foxing. Ink signatures to the titlepages, dated 1819, and ink numbers to rear pastedown of Volume II. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

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