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Coventry Patmore

Odes (Inscribed Presentation Copy)

Privately Printed

1868

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First-edition inscribed presentation copy of Patmore's most important work; one of only 250 copies.

  • Coventry Patmore (English).
  • N.p.: Privately Printed, 1868.
  • 46pp(i).
  • Complete copy inscribed the author "John Leicester Warren with the respect of C. Patmore" at head of title.
  • Bound in original printed wrappers.
  • Housed in cloth chemise with inked title on spine.


Only 250 copies were privately printed, of which Patmore, having sent some out privately, destroyed over a hundred of the remainder. The recipient of this copy, John Warren, 3rd Baron de Tabley (1835–1895) was a poet, botanist, numismatist and authority on bookplates.

Literature

Hayward 264.

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General handling to covers.

Soiling and toning throughout.

Spine chipped.

Feature(s)

First Edition, Signed

Language

English

Subject

Poetry, Association items, Literature, English literature and history

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