john hookham frere sir bartle (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. Portrait frontis. Vol.1 & Bust of Frere as frontis to Vol.2 Three Volumes octavo original red cloth with printed paper label to spine (spines bit darkened, labels browned and slightly rubbed or chipped/lower cover of vol.3 slightly damp marked) vii+354pp vii+426pp 435pp Uncut Mostly UNOPENED name on FEP else V.G+ *Includes Nine Verse Fables + Aesop's fable of the Frogs from LaFontaine, Epitaphs on his Friend Canning, Also on Lord Nelson etc. Contributions to The Microcosm of which he was one of the founders, and also contributions to The Anti-Jacobin, Several metrical versions of Aristophanes' plays and his mock-romantic King Arthur written under the pseudonyms Wm. & Robt. Whistlecraft was a model for his friend Byron when composing Don Juan, while he collaborated with Southey on Chronicle of the Cid. 3 volumes. Hardcover.

Fine Binding. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). A beautifully bound three volume set of John Hookham Frere's plays and poems. Including his translations of Aristophanes and Theognis. With the bookplate of W T Marriott to the front pastedowns. Possibly the bookplate of William Thackeray Marriott, a British barrister and Liberal. Marriott was later a Conservative politician. The second edition of this work. Illustrated, with a frontispiece to each volume. With a memoir of the author by Sir Bartle Frere. Harry Bartle Frere was a British colonial administrator. He was John Hookham Frere's nephew. Bound by Mansell in a lovely tree calf binding, with the binder's stamp to the front endpapers. John Hookham Frere was a diplomat, who was regarded with high esteem in the literary sphere for his translations of Aristophanes. He is also known for his mock Arthurian poem, 'Prospectus and Specimen.'. His complete works were first published three years previously in 1871, This is the second edition of his complete works. Uncommon to find this work in such a lovely binding. In a full tree calf binding with gilt stamping to the spines. Externally, very smart with just some light rubbing to the joints and to the spine, heavier to the raised bands. Bookplate to the front pastedown of all volumes, W T Marriott. Internally, all volumes are firmly bound. Pages are bright with offsetting and scattered spots to the first and last few pages. Otherwise just the odd spots. Very Good Indeed. book.