1890's Rare Victorian Book - The Poetical Works Of Mrs Hemans, Edited With A Critical Memoir by William Michael Rossetti

 

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Author : Felicia Hemans, William Michael Rossetti
Title : The Poetical Works Of Mrs Hemans, Edited With A Critical Memoir by William Michael Rossetti
Publisher : London, Ward, Lock and Co., no date (circa 1890's)
Language : Text in English
Size : 8 " X 5 "
Pages : xxxviii - 595 pages + publisher's catalog
Binding : Very good attractive full Victorian decorated cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed) under a protective removable mylar cover. 
Content : Very good content (bright and clean, 1891 gift note on the first blank endpaper) 
Illustrations : Illustrated by the Society of Decorative Art.

The book : Rare and attractive edition of The Poetical Works Of Mrs Hemans, Edited With A Critical Memoir by William Michael Rossetti.

The author: Felicia Dorothea Hemans (25 September 1793 – 16 May 1835) was an English poet. Two of her opening lines, The boy stood on the burning deck and The stately homes of England, have acquired classic status.