I have here for sale a TWO VOLUME SET of books entitled A PARADISE OF ENGLISH POETRY Arranged by H C BEECHING VOLS I & II published by Rivington, Percival & Co., London, in 1893.  First edition.  The contents of the anthology in Volume I are included in five sections: Love; Home Affections and Friendship; Man; Patriotism; and Art.  The five sections of Volume II are Romance; Nature; Pastorals; Death; and Religion.

Half bound burgundy leather on marbled hardboards with a little wear, particularly at the corners.  Five raised bands with gilt lettering and gilt decoration on the spines.  Front board of Vol II is detached and the spine is coming away from the text block.  Marbled endpapers and gilt page top edge.  Rough cut page edges.  Foxing to prelims, flyleaf and title page.  Red and black lettering on title pages.  All pages are firm and the books are in very good condition.  Vol I: vi, 312 pages.  Vol II: 368 pages.  21 x 13.5 cm.

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