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Poems Of Owen Meredith (The Earl Of Lytton).
Owen Meredith
1897
Walter Scott : London
6" by 4.5"
xxi, 250pp
SUMMARY
Selected poems from Owen Meredith, in a personalised Hatchard's binding.
Signed Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
Owen Meredith was the pen name of Robert Bulwer-Lytton, the 1st Earl of Lytton. He published his his first volume of poems at the age of twenty five and went on to publish many more over the course of his life.
The poetry was very popular in his day, and typically exhibited great experimentation with form.
His career outside of poetry was as a diplomat: he served as Viceroy of India between 1876 and 1880. He ordered the invasion which sparked the second Anglo-Afghan War.
This Volume is from a series called 'The Cantebury Poets'.
It includes the bookplate of Phyllis Crossley, and bears her first name in gilt to the front board. She was probably the Lady Somerleyton, daughter of Sir Henry de Bathe.
There is an ink inscription to one of the front blanks showing that the copy was a Christmas present in 1897.
There is a bookbinder's stamp to the front pastedown: Hatchards.
CONDITION
In full morocco. Externally smart, with very light shelfwear and some fading only. There is a bookplate to the front free endpaper, which has offset slightly. Internally, there is a contemporary ink inscription to the second front blank. Otherwise clean and bright throughout. pages untrimmed. Firmly bound.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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