Author: John W. S. Hows
Title: Golden Leaves from the British Poets; American Poets; Dramatic Poets
Description: New York, F. J. Huntington and Co. 1867. Leather. A collection of three uniformly bound volumes tribute to British, American, and dramatic poets, collected by John W. S. Hows. Three volumes collecting some of the most beautiful and important poems of British, American, and dramatic poets. An early printing, the original edition appeared in 1864. Collected by John S. W. Hows. In uniform A. D. F. Randolph and Co. signed half calf bindings, complete with half titles. A collection of some of the most relevant poems in their time and category in portable volumes, each exponent of the beauty of thought, expression, and feeling of the nation, with a volume dedicated to the most relevant dramatic poets of Britain and America. Poets included are:British poets: William Shakespeare, Edmund Spenser, Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, Abraham Cowley, John Milton, Andrew Marvell, Alexander Pope, Anna Letitia Barbauld, and numerous others. American poets: Benjamin Thomson, Benjamin Franklin, Anne Eliza Bleeker, Joel Barlow, Samuel Woodworth, Francis Scott Key, Seba Smith, William Cullen Bryant, and many others. Dramatic poets: Thomas Sackville, Christophe Marlowe, William Shakespeare, John Hughes, Joseph Addison, Samuel Johnson, William Mason, Hannah More, Lord Byron, Gerald Griffin, and many others. In uniform half calf bindings over marbled boards, gilt tooling to the spine, gilt to the edges. Externally sound with minor shelf wear and rubbing to the leather, minor scuffing to the odd volume. Ownership inscription to the front blank page of 'Dramatic Poets,' dated 1883. Internally, firmly bound. Minor odd spotting to the odd leaf, otherwise the pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .
Keywords: poetry anthology golden leaves tribute anthology None
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Title: Golden Leaves from the British Poets; American Poets; Dramatic Poets
Description: New York, F. J. Huntington and Co. 1867. Leather. A collection of three uniformly bound volumes tribute to British, American, and dramatic poets, collected by John W. S. Hows. Three volumes collecting some of the most beautiful and important poems of British, American, and dramatic poets. An early printing, the original edition appeared in 1864. Collected by John S. W. Hows. In uniform A. D. F. Randolph and Co. signed half calf bindings, complete with half titles. A collection of some of the most relevant poems in their time and category in portable volumes, each exponent of the beauty of thought, expression, and feeling of the nation, with a volume dedicated to the most relevant dramatic poets of Britain and America. Poets included are:British poets: William Shakespeare, Edmund Spenser, Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, Abraham Cowley, John Milton, Andrew Marvell, Alexander Pope, Anna Letitia Barbauld, and numerous others. American poets: Benjamin Thomson, Benjamin Franklin, Anne Eliza Bleeker, Joel Barlow, Samuel Woodworth, Francis Scott Key, Seba Smith, William Cullen Bryant, and many others. Dramatic poets: Thomas Sackville, Christophe Marlowe, William Shakespeare, John Hughes, Joseph Addison, Samuel Johnson, William Mason, Hannah More, Lord Byron, Gerald Griffin, and many others. In uniform half calf bindings over marbled boards, gilt tooling to the spine, gilt to the edges. Externally sound with minor shelf wear and rubbing to the leather, minor scuffing to the odd volume. Ownership inscription to the front blank page of 'Dramatic Poets,' dated 1883. Internally, firmly bound. Minor odd spotting to the odd leaf, otherwise the pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .
Keywords: poetry anthology golden leaves tribute anthology None
Price: GBP 160.00 = appr. US$ 228.48 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 801A75
- Book number: 801A75
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