Herrick Rev Robert (3 results)

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Minus. No Jacket. Forbes, Elizabeth Stanhope (illustrator). The Golden Poets series. Brown cloth with orange decs and gilt titles, TEG. Light wear. New front endpapers. Central gutters a little strained, else clean and firm. Size: 16mo.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). A complete three volume set of poetry by 17th century English lyric poet Robert Herrick. The first edition of Herrick's poems bound in these three volumes.In publisher's original green cloth bindings. With a frontispiece to volume I, and 32 pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear of volume III.Edited with a memorial introduction and notes by Rev. Alexander B. Grosart, these three volumes contain the complete poems of the 17th century English lyric poet and Anglican cleric, Robert Herrick.Only really beginning to gain recognition in the 20th century, whilst being previously condemned for obscenities, Herrick is now known as one of the most accomplished nondramatic poets of his age. He is best known for Hespirides, a book of poems, including the carpe diem poem 'To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time', with the first line 'Gather ye rosebuds while ye may'. In publisher's original green cloth bindings. Externally, smart. Shelf wear to extremities, most significant to head and tail of spines. Slight rubbing to spine titles, wit the odd mark to boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. book.

John Murray, London. 1839. Bound in half black calf, raised bands, gilt type to contrasting red title piece to spine, marbled boards. 216 pages. Some sl. rubbing to exterior but spine v. good; small number note and inscription to front end-papers. A nice copy.