Author: Henry Headley
Title: Select Beauties of Ancient English Poetry
Description: London, T. Cadell, 1787. First edition. Leather. A smartly rebound first edition of Henry Headley's anthology of Ancient English poetry, a renowned work. The first edition of this work.Two volumes bound in one.List of subscribers to the front of Volume I.Errata slip to the rear of Volume II.Half-titles are present.Rebound in a modern quarter crushed morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards and new endpapers.Illustrated with a vignette to each title page.A collection of Ancient English poems, a notable anthology.This work was unusual for its omission of classic authors, such as Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Milton. Instead, the editor focuses on little-known and rarely read poets.Compiled and edited by Henry Headley, an English poet who died young of consumption.Bookplate to the front pastedown of 'Allan Freer&apos. Rebound in a quarter morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, fine. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean, with just a few odd spots. Small repair to the gutter of the title page of Volume I. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .

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