Lyrics From The Dramatists Of The Elizabethan Age; More Lyrics From The Song-Books Of The Elizabethan Age; England's Helicon; Poems, Chiefly Lyrical, From Romances and Prose Tracts Of The Elizabethan Age; Davison's Poetical Rhapsody

London: John C. Nimmo, 1887-1891. First Editions Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine. Six octavo volumes, now bound uniformly in full crushed burgundy calf. Two narrow gilt bands along the edges. The spines with six compartments with text and borders in gilt. All bindings have elaborate inner dentelles. Bindings signed by Stern in text and with their small binders mark. All six volumes are large paper numbered limited editions. The specific information is: Lyrics From The Dramatists Of The Elizabethan Age - from a limited edition of 260 copies, this one being 119; More Lyrics From The Song-Books Of The Elizabethan Age - from a limited edition of 250 copies, this one being 145; England's Helicon - from a limited edition of 250 copies this one being 159; Poems, Chiefly Lyrical, From Romances and Prose Tracts Of The Elizabethan Age - from a limited edition of 260 copies, this one being 128; and Two volumes of Davison's Poetical Rhapsody - from a limited edition of 250 copies these two being number 25. All six volumes printed at the Chiswick Press. More Lyrics... has 23 pages of ads at the rear. All volumes have pale pink marbled endpapers. Some areas of very minor rubbing to some volumes. Lyrics From The Dramatists has some minor staining to the endpaper and a few blanks but impacting no text. The two volumes of Davison's Poetical Rhapsody are published by George Bell & Sons. All volumes with top edge gilt. The fore-edge and bottom edge are rough cut. A lovely and absolutely unique set featuring an exhaustive selection of Elizabethan Era poetry in a stunning presentation.

Price: $750.00


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