Narodne srpske pjesme = Servian popular poetry. Translated by John Bowring

First edition, 12mo, pp. xlviii, 235, [1], [2] ads; original brown paper-covered boards, printed paper label on spine; corners worn, small chip from the corner of the label (no loss of letters); a very good, sound and clean copy. Ownership signature of "Carlingford" on front free endpaper, with a Carlingford armorial bookplate on the pastedown. Bowring (1792-1872) acquired his considerable linguistic skills while employed in various commercial endeavors which took him across Europe. He published the first anthologies of Russian literature in English, following a business trip to Russia in 1819-20. "From thenceforward his life was one of unceasing activity. His literary, political, and diplomatic careers would, either of them, have satisfied the energy of an ordinary man. In 1823, he published his "Matins and Vespers," which became immediately popular. In 1824 he became the editor of the Westminster Review, in which year he also issued his "Batavian Anthology." In 1824 he published his "Ancient Poetry and Romances of Spain"; in 1825 his "Hymns"; in 1827 his "Specimens of the Polish Poets," and "Servian Popular Poetry"; in 1829 his "Sketch of the Language and Literature of Holland"; in 1830, his "Poetry of the Magyars"; and in 1832 his "Cheskian Anthology" (bartleby[.]com). He also spent a term in solitary confinement in a French prison during 1822, purportedly for crimes against the Bourbon government.…