From ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
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Italy, A Poem. By Samuel Rogers, Edward Moxon & Co., London, 1859, 327 pp, frontispiece, numerous vignettes, full gilt embellished leather, 8.25 x 5.5 , 8vo. In good condition. Light wear to extremities with moderate scuffing to corners and joints. Gilt tooling remains bright and clean. Beautiful urn embellishment with muses and goddesses adorning the center. Spine slightly abraded with chipping to head and tail. Inner hinge tender. All edges gilt. Interior bright and clean, a few instances of minor foxing. Free of known markings. Binding tight and intact. Please see photos. Samuel Rogers (1763-1855) was a well-known poet in his day, although, sadly not much read today. His poetry, although dated, was highly regarded by contemporaries, with Byron saying of Rogers The Pleasure of Memory : His elegance is really wonderful there is no such things as a vulgar line in the book. The first unsold editions of this book were destroyed by Rogers because it was not received well. Rogers revised it carefully, engaged Turner and Stothard to illustrate it, and republished this handsome edition in 1830. The success of this edition, which strongly influenced John Ruskin, brought Rogers notoriety amongst his peers. Seller Inventory # COLL1859ABEN
Bibliographic Details
Title: Italy, A Poem.
Publisher: Edward Moxon & Co.
Publication Date: 1869
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
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