The Treasury of Sacred Song: Selected from the English Lyrical Poetry of Four Centuries.
by Palgrave, Francis T
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About This Item
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1889. First trade edition of Palgrave's treasury of the lyrical poems of the finest English poets. Octavo, original publisher's gilt-stamped half vellum, top edge gilt with others untrimmed. In near find condition. Ownership inscription. British critic, anthologist and poet Palgrave published both criticism and poetry, but his work as a critic was by far the more important. His Treasury of Sacred Song includes a selection of hymns from England's finest poems including Edmund Spenser, George Herbert, Henry More, Robert Burns, Christina G. Rossetti, John Sharp, and Alfred Lord Tennyson among others.
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- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 111084
- Title
- The Treasury of Sacred Song: Selected from the English Lyrical Poetry of Four Centuries.
- Author
- Palgrave, Francis T
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Clarendon Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1889
- Keywords
- Francis T. Palgrave First Edition, The Treasury of Sacred Song First Edition
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...