Author: Shenstone,William
Title: POETICAL WORKS OF WILLIAM SHENSTONE with the life of the author and a description of the Leasowes.
Description: London, Jones & Company, Diamond Poets series 1833 Engraved frontis & engraved vignette additional Titlepage by J. Rogers. . 9.5x5.5cm (3.75x2.25") in rose feathered-embossed silk covered boards with gilt black leather spine label (lacks lower third of spine /edges somewhat worn) All Edges Gilt 8p of Adverts, including for "Jones's Diamond Poets (smallest ever printed) uniting correctness, beautiful typography, portability, the greatest economy &c" listing this and all the other examples we have in our catalogue. Frontis +engraved Titlepage + Printed TP -xvi +256pp contents clean and tight in a very clear tiny font that is well readable (we also have matching this in same edition Beattie's THE MINSTREL & other Poems, Robert Bloomfield's THE FARMER's BOY & Oliver Goldsmith POETICAL WORKS).

Keywords: near-miniature silk bound poetry diamond poets


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