The Strayed Reveller and Other Poems
- London: B. Fellowes, 1849
London: B. Fellowes, 1849. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition. viii, 128 pp. Original ribbed dark green cloth elaborately block in blind with gilt spine lettering, pale yellow endpapers. Near Fine with a little wear at tips, hint of rubbing to cloth, front paste down slightly foxed, name written on front free endpaper. Lettering bright, cloth unfaded, blind designs quite distinct. A much better copy than most.
The author's first book, a collection of poems published anonymously in an edition of only 500 copies. Arnold is generally regarded as the Victorian tastemaker par excellence for his cultural criticism.
Details
Title
The Strayed Reveller and Other Poems
Author
Arnold, Matthew
Condition
Near Fine
Publisher
B. Fellowes: London
Date
1849
Edition
First Edition