1863, Rare Ed! - ENGLISH SACRED POETRY OF 16th-19th CENTURIES, R Willmott, Edit.

Description: English Sacred Poetry of the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth, and Nineteenth CenturiesRobert Aris Willmott (1809-1863), EditorIllustrated by Holman Hunt, J. D. Watson, John Gilbert, J. Wolf and moreEngraved by the Brothers Dalziel DESCRIPTION & CONTENT1863 “A New Edition” (1st Printing, 1862); Routledge, Warne, & Routledge, London; 56 walker Street, New YorkA beautifully bound Edwardian/Victorian book of fantastic and moving examples of English poetry over four centuries, including poems by Lord Byron, Jane Taylor, Robert Burns, William Cowper, Felicia Hemans, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Shakespeare, Amelia Opie, William Wordsworth, and more.Poems selected and edited by Robert Aris Willmott (1809-1863), an English author, cleric, and editor of many collections of verse.Illustrated with a frontispiece and beautiful in-text engravings by the Brothers Dalziel of the artwork of Holman Hunt, J. D. Watson, John Gilbert, J. Wolf, and others.This “New Edition” is beautifully Morocco leather-bound and has tremendous shelf appeal. CONDITION Overall, very good condition for an antiquarian book (1863).Hardcover, no dust jacket (as published); full Morocco binding in russet brown; shelf and handling wear, with rubbing or scuffing on edges and corners of front, back covers; front board shows through at corners, and there is a dent in outer edgeFront and back covers are elaborately decorated with imprinted borders and designs in gold; geometric pattern on inside edges of front and back boards in gold, show some transfer on first and last pagesSpine has raised bands and is decorated with ornate patterns, partial title, and editor last name in gold: spine shows rubbing and scuffing on edges, head, tail, and bands; Joints are intact and strong, back and front; front and back hinges are split, it appears that an attempt was made to repair front hinge with glue; endpapers are plain with glue on the front pastedown and tear on back pastedown387 pages are mostly tight, with a few loose pages after page 385; title page has a tear; pages are clean and bright with some age-related toning, no foxing; all edges are gilt and brightIllustrated throughout with over 75 etchings by the Dalziel Brothers based on drawings by Holman Hunt, J. D. Watson, John Gilbert, J. Wolf, C. Keene, H. S. Marks, Frederick Walker, and many more…There is a built-in brown, ribbon bookmark.Please review photos thoroughly. SIZE - 9” x 7” x 1.5” Thank you for viewing my listing! Please “Save this Seller” for more listings of rare and antique books, antiques, and more!

Price: 325 USD

Location: Somerset, New Jersey

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