Author: John Hall, Russell A. Fraser [ed.]
Title: The Court of Virtue
Description: London, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1961. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition published in its entirety of this miscellaneous of poems by John Hall, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition thus of this work previously appeared in anthologies and articles, but only published entire in 1961. A miscellaneous of poems written during the Tudor period, with encyclopaedic traits. John Hall touches on plants, contemporary dress, religion, astrology, proverbs, giving an insight on the Elizabethan life. With unclipped dustwrapper. In the original publisher's green cloth binding, with titles stamped in gilt to spine. Externally, lovely with minor shelfwear only. Dustwrapper is unclipped and smart, with slight shelfwear and minor chipping to head of spine. Spine to wrapper is slightly sunned, and some minor faint spotting is present to front and read wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Very Good.

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