Author: [Edited by] Locker, Frederick
Title: Lyra Elegantiarum. A Collection of Some of the Best Specimens of Vers de Societe and Vers D'Occasion in the English Language by Deceased Authors
Description: London, Edward Moxon & Co. 1867. First Edition. First edition; 6 1/4 x 4; pp. [13], x-xx, [1], 2-360, [2]; handsomely rebound in blue cloth and 3/4 black morocco; five raised bands, gilt ruling, and gilt decorations to spine; gilt top edge; a bit of rubbing to leather along spine and a tiny rubbed spot to upper corner of front board; in very good condition. When published in 1867, this first edition of the compilation of famous poetry by Samuel Coleridge, Elizabeth Browning, William Thackerey, Charles Lamb, and others also contained poems by controversial author and poet Walter Savage Landor (1775 - 1864), known for frequently writing in Latin, in order to attack and critisize his perceived enemies. The book would be quickly banned and withdrawn by the publisher, for Landor's poems had been included without the permission of the copyright holder of his works - biographer and literary critic John Forster (1812 - 1876). A revised edition, with Landor's work excised, would be released later that same year. Very good .

Keywords: Poetry, Victorian, English, Banned Books


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