Flowers of France The Renaissance Period: From Ronsard to Saint-Amant The Sixteenth Century Rendered into English Verse In Accordance with the Original Forms

John Payne

Published by The Villion Society, London, 1907

About this Item

A scarce copy of this anthology of sixteenth-century French poetry, collected and edited by John Payne. John Payne (23 August 1842 11 February 1916) was an English poet and translator. Initially he pursued a legal career, and associated with Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Later he became involved with limited edition publishing, and the Villon Society. Number 3 of a limited press. Bookplate of Sir Francis Danson to front pastedown. Sir Francis Chatillon Danson (1855 3 July 1926) was a British average adjuster. He was chairman of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, for which he was knighted in the 1920 New Year Honours. In a decorative paper vellum binding with gilt detailing. Externally smart, with only a few marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and very clean, with just some foxing to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed.

Seller Inventory # LTH16-F-10

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Flowers of France The Renaissance Period: From Ronsard to Saint-Amant The Sixteenth Century Rendered into English Verse In Accordance with the Original Forms
• Publisher: The Villion Society, London
• Publication Date: 1907
• Binding: Leather
• Illustrator: None
• Condition: Very Good Indeed
• Book Type: book