Songs and Sonnets

[Fine Binding] Shakespeare, William

Published by Macmillan and Co, London, 1893

A Near Fine copy, bound in Zaehnsdorf green calf with gilt tooled border, gilt rose folate design on 6 compartment spine; small loss to upper left corner of red and gilt title panel not effecting the text. Some wear to extremities and front hinge. Speckled marble endpapers with gift tooled borders, bindery stamp on verso of first free endpaper. All edges of the text-block gilt, with interior pages bright and clean. A master of dramatic works, this finely bound copy of Shakespeare's sonnets also demonstrates his poetic mastery as well. Shakespeare helped adapt the Italian sonnet form to the demands of English vocabulary and rhythm, so much so that his innovation is now known as the Shakespearean sonnet. From widely admired and quotable love poems to more enigmatic meditations on desire and cruelty, Shakespeare's sonnets are among the most famous poems in the English language. Touching on subjects such as love, death, intimacy, truth, and inspiration, the book almost serves as a reference guide that provide the reader easy access to poetry befitting any occasion. A lovely volume designed to be carried and given. Near Fine. Seller Inventory # 6488

Bibliographic Details

Title: Songs and Sonnets
Publisher: Macmillan and Co, London
Publication Date: 1893
Condition: Near Fine
Edition: Later printing.