Language: English
Published by Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London
Seller: Dublin Bookbrowsers, Dublin, NONE, Ireland
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Pp.xiii, (1), 394. Illustrtated with upwards of one hundred attractive illustrations. Interesting ASSOCIATION COPY: Signed and inscribed as follows on f.f.e.p" From William Allingham Senr, of Ballyshannon, 22nd August 1865 To his Grandson John Allingham Jnr. Waterford with his best wishes for his success in Life." Full calf covers are worn and scuffed and extremities rubbed. Spine lacking. Occasional internal wear and stains, but good internally otherwise. William Allingham (19 March 1824 - 18 November 1889) was born in Ballyshannon in County Donegal. he was an Irish poet, diarist and editor. He wrote several volumes of lyric verse, and his poem 'The Faeries' was much anthologised; but he is better known for his posthumously published Diary, in which he records his lively encounters with Tennyson, Carlyle and other writers and artists. His wife, Helen Allingham, was a well-known watercolourist and illustrator. Signed by Author.