Author: Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Title: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Description: London, George G. Harrap & Co , 1910. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this popular poem to be illustrated by Willy Pogany, with striking colour plates. The first edition of this work to be illustrated by Willy Pogany.Illustrated with a colour title page, twenty tipped in colour plates, and colour and monochrome decorations throughout.Collated, complete.'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' is the longest major poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, which explores the experiences of a sailor who has returned from a long sea voyage. The poem was first published in 1798 in Coleridge's 'Lyrical Ballads', an anthology which is considered to mark the beginning of Romantic literature.Willy Pogany was an eminent Hungarian illustrator known for his Art Nouveau style. Bookplate of J. L. van Roon to the half-title. In the original publisher's cloth binding, neatly rebacked. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Light discolouration to the spine. Some minor marks to the boards and spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with a few scattered spots. Bookplate to the half-title. Very Good . Ill.: Willy Pogany. Very Good .

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