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Bound in half calf over marbled boards, spine in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering on black label in one compartment, intricate gilt tooling in remainder, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers. Illustrated with engraved frontispiece portrait of the author, engraved title page with view from the author's study window, color plate of "The Statues," and engraved portrait bust of the author. This miscellany was begun by Southey in 1834 and contains a wide range of essays and tales (including the first appearance in print of "The Story of the Three Bears" on page 329). Originally published in seven volumes between 1834 and 1847, the first single-volume edition was published in 1848, by the same publisher. Robert Southey (1774-1843) was an English poet of the Romantic school, one of the so-called "Lake Poets", and Poet Laureate for 30 years from 1813 to his death in 1843. Southey was a prolific letter writer, literary scholar, essay writer, historian and biographer. His biographies include the life and works of John Bunyan, John Wesley, William Cowper, Oliver Cromwell and Horatio Nelson. He was also a renowned scholar of Portuguese and Spanish literature and history, translating a number of works from those two languages into English and writing a History of Brazil and a History of the Peninsular War. Perhaps his most enduring contribution to literary history is the children's classic "The Story of the Three Bears," the original Goldilocks story, first published in Southey's prose collection "The Doctor." . Covers rubbed, edges mildly worn, corners bumped, former owner's printed bookplate on fep, brief gift inscription in an elegant hand dated 1857, otherwise unmarked, tight, square, and clean. VERY GOOD. . Engravings and Color Plate. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 694 pp. Seller Inventory # 15318
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