Author: Estelle Davenport Adams
Title: Sea Song and River Rhyme from Chaucer to Tennyson
Description: London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co, [1890]. Cloth. A charming collection of lyrics and passages in English poetry on the subject of the sea and rivers, selected and edited by Estelle Davenport Adams. Containing extracts from the poems of such notable names as Smuel Taylor Coleridge, Lord Byron, Jean Ingelow, and many more. This is a 'New Edition', with a 'new poem' by the renowned poet Algernon Charles Swinburne. Collated, complete with twelve etched plates. This is a scarce work. With the following ink inscription to the front free-endpaper: 'Eva Ripper On her 21st birthday from her loving partner and friend T W Holmey&apos. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with pictorial gilt and black detail to the front board. Externally generally smart, with minor shelfwear to extremities. Slight bumping to head of spine resulting in slight splitting and lifting to cloth. Fading to spine, with a small mark to the front board. Front hinge slightly strained but firm. Prior owner's ink inscription to front free-endpaper. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages slightly age toned to extremities but bright and clean with the odd spot, heavier to first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .

Keywords: Poetry Illustrated Adams River Illustrated Scarce Ripper Various


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