Favorite Poems
- Three-quarter leather bound
- Boston: Lee and Shepard, Publishers, 1883
Boston: Lee and Shepard, Publishers, 1883. Three-quarter leather bound. Very good. Miss L.B. HUMPHREY. [ANTHOLOGY]. Designs by Miss L.B. Humphrey.
[Anthology]:
ADAMS, Sarah Flower. Nearer, My God, to Thee.
KNOX, William. Oh, Why Should the Spirit of Mortal Be Proud?
LYTE, Henry Francis. Abide With Me.
TOPLADY, Augustus Montague. Rock of Ages.
HEMANS, Felicia. The Breaking Waves Dashed High.
BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett. He Giveth His Beloved Sleep.
PAYNE, John Howard. Home Sweet Home.
TENNYSON, Alfred. Ring Out, Wild Bells.
8vo; [272]pp; three-quarters bound in brown calf with marbled boards, 4 banded spine with the title "Favorite Poems" gilt-stamped; marbled endpapers; all edges gilt; thick creamy stock; lacking a general title page, each poem with its own title page; printed recto only; profusely engraved; rubbing and chipping to board, a few spots, split to paper over hinges but holding; very good. A custom anthology of poetry. Most are well-known hymns, all published by Lee and Shepard, all designs by Miss L.B. Humphrey, and engravings by John and George Andrews of Boston.
[Anthology]:
ADAMS, Sarah Flower. Nearer, My God, to Thee.
KNOX, William. Oh, Why Should the Spirit of Mortal Be Proud?
LYTE, Henry Francis. Abide With Me.
TOPLADY, Augustus Montague. Rock of Ages.
HEMANS, Felicia. The Breaking Waves Dashed High.
BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett. He Giveth His Beloved Sleep.
PAYNE, John Howard. Home Sweet Home.
TENNYSON, Alfred. Ring Out, Wild Bells.
8vo; [272]pp; three-quarters bound in brown calf with marbled boards, 4 banded spine with the title "Favorite Poems" gilt-stamped; marbled endpapers; all edges gilt; thick creamy stock; lacking a general title page, each poem with its own title page; printed recto only; profusely engraved; rubbing and chipping to board, a few spots, split to paper over hinges but holding; very good. A custom anthology of poetry. Most are well-known hymns, all published by Lee and Shepard, all designs by Miss L.B. Humphrey, and engravings by John and George Andrews of Boston.
Details
Title
Favorite Poems
Author
[ANTHOLOGY]
Binding
Three-quarter leather bound
Condition
Very Good
Publisher
Lee and Shepard, Publishers: Boston
Date
1883