Poems (The 1927 Reproduction of the British Museum Copy)

A handsome copy of this elegant 1927 reproduction of the British Museum copy of John Keats's exceedingly rare 1st published book (in 1817). Bright and VG+ in its dark full-leather, with decorative gilt-bordering along the panels and 5 raised bands, with attractive gilt-bordering, along the spine. Light soiling to the panels, very mild foxing at the endsheets. 16mo, top-edge gilt, deckled fore and bottom-edges. This is part of a very small series called "The Noel Douglas Replicas of 'John Keats Poems'" and is described as follows: "Keats' first volume of verse was dedicated to Leigh Hunt and published with his encouragement in March 1817. Hunt had printed two of the sonnets contained in it the year before in the EXAMINER. In the catalogue of the exhibition held in Boston in 1921 to commemorate the anniversary of Keats' death will be found a list of copies of the book presented to Wordsworth and others. The copy here reproduced is that in The British Museum".