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Offering this wonderful old hand tooled leather two volume set titled A New Library of Poetry and Song; being choice selections from the best poets, English, Scottish, Irish, American, including translations from German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Persian, Latin, Greek, etc.. Edited by William Cullen Bryant (well renowned poet); memorial edition revised and enlarged by the addition of many poems and a multitude of fragmentary passages under the respective divisions. Together with indexes of Authors and their Poems, of Titles, of First Lines, and of Famouse Lines and Phrases rendering the Work a Completely Classified dictionary of poetry and poetical quotations. Also included is a biographical memoir of Bryant by James Grant Wilson. Illustrated throughout with steel portraits, full page engravings of homes of American poets, etc.., Symbolic Titles of divisions in silhouette, and autographic fac-similes of the handwriting of celebrated poets. Published by Fords, Howard and Hulbert, New York, 1883. Each volume measures 11 1/4 inch x 8 1/2 inch. Beautiful hand tooled leather hardboards, intricate floral urns on front with a fan border, backs have same border, gold gilt lettering and decoration on front and hubbed spines. Good+ condition for 120 years old, light edge rubbing of top layer of leather; no spine cracks or stains. Inside covers are ivory moire silk papers. Pages are clean except for a very few faint marks in margins, evidence of a label removed on inside front cover of volume two, there is an occasional water line mark on top corners of the full page photogravures of poets, which is odd as the pages surrounding these pictures have not marks. Any edge tears have been mended with archival tape. In volume one there were two small sections that had come loose from book and have been rejoined with archival tape, they did not quite fit back into the tight binding so when the book is closed, they stick out just a bit. When book is opened they lay even. Original owner signed inside covers. Pages are printed in double column and framed in an ornate border. Each division or subject has a title page in silhouette which is exquisitely done. Photogravures of all the famous poets are throughout both volumes. Even the inside edge of each books boards have elaborate gold decoration. These books were hand made with large hinges so that covers lay flat when open. This is an opportunity to own a work of art filled with 1016 pages of wonderful poetry plus 103 illustrations. A must have for your home or office, an excellent antique gift!
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