Poets of the Daniel Press

Colin Franklin

Published by Rampant Lions Press, Cambridge, 1988

About this Item

Limited edition of 45 variously numbered copies, including 10 bound in quarter cloth, of which this is number 6. A precursor of the private press movement, the Daniel Press was established by C.H.O. Daniel (1836-1919) and operated by him at Oxford, where he eventually became Provost of Worcester College. Unlike many successors, the Daniel Press published first (& usually only) editions of works, i.e. current literature, mostly by persons associated with Oxford and/or known to Daniel. Among Daniel Press authors were various poets little-known or forgotten today, justly or otherwise. After an introduction discussing the Daniel Press, Franklin presents 10 poets, with brief biographical/critical introductions and comments, and texts of various poems, entire or in excerpts: Robert Bridges, Richard Watson Dixon, Mary Coleridge (great-niece of S.T.C.), Ethel Kate Wedgwood [sic], Alice Buckton, Margaret L. Woods, Herbert Warren, Laurence Binyon, F.W. Bourdillon, and Henry Patmore. Quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, slipcase, edges roughly trimmed.

Seller Inventory # 21863

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Poets of the Daniel Press
• Publisher: Rampant Lions Press, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 1988
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Slipcase