Pen And Pencil Pictures From The Poets
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Various
Binding: Hardback
Published: William P. Nimmo, 1872
Condition:
Book: Acceptable
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: FEP missing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Sunned spine. Moderate rubbing on corners and edges. Shaky binding, no loose pages. FEP missing. Clean text.
This 1872 Victorian book presents a richly illustrated anthology of poetic excerpts paired with engraved vignettes, instructing readers in the moral, romantic, and aesthetic ideals of the age. Drawing from canonical British poets—Shakespeare, Byron, Wordsworth, and others—the volume details scenes of nature, sentiment, and virtue, each accompanied by finely executed steel engravings that visually interpret the verse. The collection argues for poetry’s power to elevate character and refine taste, illustrating the Victorian conviction that literature and art must serve both beauty and instruction.
Author: Various
Binding: Hardback
Published: William P. Nimmo, 1872
Condition:
Book: Acceptable
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: FEP missing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Sunned spine. Moderate rubbing on corners and edges. Shaky binding, no loose pages. FEP missing. Clean text.
This 1872 Victorian book presents a richly illustrated anthology of poetic excerpts paired with engraved vignettes, instructing readers in the moral, romantic, and aesthetic ideals of the age. Drawing from canonical British poets—Shakespeare, Byron, Wordsworth, and others—the volume details scenes of nature, sentiment, and virtue, each accompanied by finely executed steel engravings that visually interpret the verse. The collection argues for poetry’s power to elevate character and refine taste, illustrating the Victorian conviction that literature and art must serve both beauty and instruction.