HENRY KIRKE WHITE, NOTTINGHAM POET, 1825, FINE BINDING
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HENRY KIRKE WHITE, NOTTINGHAM POET, 1825, FINE BINDING Description The Remains Of Henry Kirke White, Consisting Of His Poems, Essays, & Letters: With An Original Biography Of The Author. Published in Edinburgh in 1825. 12mo (13.5cms by 8.5cms) Henry Kirke White was a Nottingham poet who drew inspiration for much of his poetry from Wilford and Clifton. By 1806 his health had failed him and to such an extent that 'his mind was worn out, and it was the opinion of his medical attendants, that if he recovered, his intellect would have been affected. ' White did not recover and was buried at the All Saints Church in Cambridge at the age of 21. His early death sparked a tide of sympathy for such a hard working youngster who had shown himself to be full of potential. It is for these qualities he is really best remembered. The book is superbly bound in contemporary straight-grained morocco gilt, with the words "To The Defender Of The Absent" on upper cover, leaf edges gilt, previous owners inscription on front free endpaper, contents foxed in places and with the odd stain, endpapers with some stains and a small tear. Binding with general wear but still retaining it's charm.
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