Parlour Poetry a Hundred and One Improving Gems by Turner Michael R (3 results)

Condition: Good. 1967. First Edition. 264 pages. Laminated pictorial dust jacket over pictorial cloth covered boards. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards assumed in good condition as covered with laminated jacket. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with some small tears, chipping and creasing.

Hardback. Condition: Mint. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. This mint unread copy is bound in red cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine and gilt titling and decoration to the upper board, tight, white, bright and square. , there is book plate from a previous owner to the front paste down. The price clipped dust wrapper is in near fine condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased charges will be quoted. This rare and stunning collection, compiled and introduced by Michael R. Turner, consists of 101 'Improving Gems' or poetic verses. Originally designed to be recited by children to their parents and relatives, within Victorian households, many of the poems included are written in a lyrical ballad form, and often portray a moral message. There is definitely an element of nostalgia to this collection, and you may recognise some classic works of literature, including 'The Raven' by Edgar Allan Poe as well as Rudyard Kipling's 'If.' If you are feeling in a nostalgic or reflective mood, or even if you just want to try something new, 'Parlour Poetry' is perfect for a spot of light reading. Includes such gems as 'Billy's Rose', The Charge of the Light brigade', 'Vitai Lampada', 'Drake's Drum', 'Not lost, But Gone Before'. Ref A2.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. red cloth, gilt lettering, dust jacket, 264 pp, note from author inlaid to front free end-page card with John Evelyn's signature taped to front pastedown. Cloth/dust jacket and Mylar wrapped Octavo.