Author: Felicia Hemans
Title: Songs of the Affections, with Other Poems
Description: Edinburgh; London, William Blackwood; T. Cadell, 1830. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this brilliant anthology of poetry by Felicia Hemans, one of her later collections. The first edition.An anthology of sixty-one poems of Felicia Hemans, including 'A Spirit's Return', 'The Coronation of Inez de Castro', 'The Tomb of Madame Langhans', 'Woman on the Field of Battle', 'The Heart of Bruce in Melrose Abbey', and more.This was a highly popular anthology of poems, published towards the end of Hemans' life.Hemans was a poet active during the Georgian era. Her first poems were published when she was only fourteen, in 1808, titled 'Poems by Felicia Dorothea Browne', a collection which caught the attention of Percy Bysshe Shelley, which whom she corresponded. She was a well respected model for other female poets of her day, such as Caroline Norton and Letitia Elizabeth Landon, her poems looking at the trials and struggles of women. Ink inscription to the verso of the front endpaper, 'William Garbut, Gilling Castle&apos. Gilling Castle is a Grade I listed country house in North Yorkshire. Ink inscription to the verso of the final leaf of text. In a half calf binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, generally smart, with light rubbing. A few small marks to the boards. A small amount of loss to the rear joint. Cloth is lifting a small amount to the rear joint. Spine is a little discoloured. Ink to the front paste down. Ink inscription to the verso of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with a few scattered spots and handling marks. Ink inscription to the verso of the final leaf of text. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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