ORIGINAL FIRST EDITION complete in 2 volumes.Previously owned by George Abraham Crawley.Beautifully bound works of British poetry, full calf leather ruled in gilt, raised spine bands, elaborately stamped in gilt on spine, morocco spine labels titled in gilt, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers.Bright and clean.Slightly rubbed at extremities and spine corners rubbed, handwritten names on bookplates on front pastedowns of George Abraham Crawley and May Crawley, touch of foxing to title pages. Spine and board edges toned, minor shelf wear to bottom edge, light scuffs and marks to boards, small ink mark to head of first blank else contents clean and bright, single gathering unopened, a very good copy. O'Kane, printed in Caslon Old Roman type. Rubrication and initials printed in red from designs by H. Original plain cloth-backed grey boards, titles in black to paper label to spine. Gertzman, Fantasy, Fashion and Affection: Editions of Robert Herrick's Poetry for the Common Reader, 1810-1968, 1986, #56. Johnson, Notes on the History of the Elston Press (1997) Jay A. This edition demonstrates the Elston Press "successfully working their way beyond the initial Kelmscott Press influence toward fully developing a unique style of its own, with O'Kane's illustrations and decorations now infused with a new artistic maturity, displaying a confident knowledge of renaissance bookmarking" (Johnson). was first published in 1648 and was viewed by Herrick as his "definitive life's work" (ODNB). Herrick's Hesperides, or, The Works both Humane & Divine of Robert Herrick Esq. Her designs "complement Hesperides beautifully and reflect the qualities of equanimity, sweetness, delicacy, and youthful idyllic enjoyment of nature for which the period admired Herrick" (Gertzman, p. This finely produced edition of Herrick's poems features striking woodcuts designed by the co-runner of the Elston Press Helen Marguerite O'Kane. It is unclear when exactly he died, but he was buried in October of 1674.First edition thus, one of 260 copies only, printed on Mayday 1903. Herrick remained in Devonshire until his death at the age of 83. This was due to the celebratory verse he wrote on the birth of Charles and his brother James prior to the Civil War. Herrick was returned to his post as vicar of Dean Prior in 1662 after obtaining favour from King Charles II. He was deeply influenced by the English countryside and its particular customs. The work was dedicated to the Prince of Wales and contained 1200 short poems ranging in their form. They were printed in 1648 under the title, Hesperides or the Works both Human and Divine of Robert Herrick. It was during this time period that he began to prepare his poems for publication. He was in desperate need for assistance from his friends and family. This was due to his refusal of the Solemn League and Covenant, an agreement between the Scottish Covenanters and the English.Īt this point he returned to London, attempting to make a home in Westminster. His post held a thirty-one-year term but he was removed in the wake of the English Civil War. In 1623 he took holy orders and then became the vicar of Dean Prior in Devonshire in 1629. Herrick would go on to write at least five poems directed to, or inspired by, Johnson. Johnson is known for his verses, essays, and dramatic works- such as Every Man in his Humour. The following years saw Herrick become a member of the “Sons of Ben,” or “Tribe of Ben.” A group centered around a mutual admiration for the poet Ben Jonson. It only lasted for six of the years when Herrick entered Saint John’s College, Cambridge. At sixteen the young boy began a ten-year apprenticeship with his uncle who was a gold and jewel-smith for the king.
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