Edward Gallaudet Ilstrs (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Original red and stamped gilt pictorial cloth (vases of flowers on boards, decorative spine) , 5 x 7 1/2 inches, 144 pp + 10 pp publisher's ads, illustrated with 4 plates (with tissue guards) and illuminated initial letters. Hardcover, fair. Soil on cloth, corners bumped with a bit of cardboard exposed there, spine slightly tanned, approximately 1/4 inch fraying at head and foot, open tear along entire front joint. Internally, previous owner's gift inscription (in pencil) , front and rear hinges cracked, additional hinge cracks between a few of the gatherings, foxing on first and last few leaves, on and adjacent to plates and tissue guards, less so throughout, 1 plate and tissue guard loose (laid-in) , otherwise tight, clean, relatively crisp and unmarked. Poems on death, nature, love, (Robert) Emmet, and a few more or less occult themes: "The Alchymist" (alchemist) , "Hans Van Ryn: A Ghost Story" and a lengthy one, "The Demon Picture Gallery" in which a dreamer is visited by demons representing various evils, each introduced by curious illuminated initial letters by Swinton & Fay. Poems; literature; Victorian; poetry.…