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1904 The Poems of Algernon Charles Swinburne
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A wonderful six volume collection of the poetry of the extraordinary Victorian era writer Algernon Charles Swinburne, uniformly bound in half calf.
Complete in six volumes, handsomely bound in half calf, with cloth covered boards.
A beautifully bound collection of the works of the English poet, playwright, novelist and critic, renowned for constructing poetry that confronted taboo topics including cannibalism, homosexuality, sadomasochism and anti-theism.
Volume I contains the Poems
Ballads First Series, volume II contains Songs Before Sunrise and Songs of Two Nations, volume III contains the second and third series of Poems and Ballads, and Songs of the Springtides, volume IV contains Tristram of Lyonesse, The Tale of Balen, Atalanta in Calydon and Erechtheus, volume V contains Studies in Song and A Century of Roundels, and volume VI Midsummer Holiday, Astrophel and Channel Passage.
Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece to volume VI.
Condition
In half calf bindings, with cloth covered boards, and with gilt detailing to back strips. Boards bright, with very minor fading to back strips, as is common with this shade of calf. Small bump to calf at fore edge of front board of volume IV, otherwise externally excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright.
Overall: Fine
- Creator:Algernon Charles Swinburne (Author)
- Dimensions:Height: 8 in (20.32 cm)Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)Depth: 5.5 in (13.97 cm)
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- Period:1900-1909
- Date of Manufacture:1904
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- Seller Location:Bath, GB
- Reference Number:Seller: 980F21D1stDibs: LU8925247376552
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