Author: Robert Bridges
Title: The Testament of Beauty: A Poem in Four Books
Description: London, Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1929. First edition. Leather. A smart first edition of this delightful poem from British poet laureate Robert Bridges, bound in leather. First edition, first impression. A long philosophical poem, in four books, for which Bridge's was appointed to the Order of Merit in that year. Though poet laureate from 1913 to 1930, the author was a lesser-known poet and only achieved his great popularity shortly before his death with this work. Written by Robert Seymour Bridges, a British poet who was appointed Poet Laureate, and the author of many well-known hymns. With the publisher's note on the text tipped in at the rear. Bound in full green morocco. Externally, with light rubbing to the extremities and small cracks to the joints. Front board lightly cocked due to damp with some staining. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light age toning to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the front pastedown. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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