ENOCH ARDEN, ETC. London: Edward Moxon & Co., 1864. Small octavo, original decorated green pebbled cloth stamped in gold and blind, all edges untrimmed, yellow coated endpapers. First edition. Publisher's eight-page catalogue dated "August, 1864" inserted between front paste-down and free endpaper. Collects sixteen narrative poems of various lengths, one of the best-known now perhaps being "Tithonus," a lament based on the Greek myth about the mortal who was granted eternal life by the goddess he loved -- but not eternal youth. Ashley Library VII, p. 125. Tinker Library 2083. NCBEL III 415. Early owner's penciled signature dated 1864 on title page. Spine panel darkened, hairline cracks along inner hinges discreetly repaired, still a sound, good copy. (#118042).
Price: $100.00
"Coming Soon"