By Thomas Babington Macaulay
London   Longmans, Green, and Co.
7.5" by 5.5" xxxix, 1-191pp.
A lovely edition of this illustrated popular collection of narrative poems by Thomas Babington Macaulay.
By Thomas Babington Macaulay

1904 Lays of Ancient Rome: With Joey and Armada

London   Longmans, Green, and Co.
7.5" by 5.5" xxxix, 1-191pp.
A lovely edition of this illustrated popular collection of narrative poems by Thomas Babington Macaulay.
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Illustrated, Pleasing Copy, Publishers' Original Binding

A later impression of this noted collection of pomes by Thomas Babington Macaulay. The illustrated edition. 

Comprising a selection of narrative poems, four of which narrate heroic episodes from early Roman history, dealing with dramatic and tragic events. 

Ivry and The Armada were inspired by more recent history. 

Each poem is introduced with a short description of the legends they were inspired from. 

With an extensive Preface by the author. 

With forty one impressive illustrations by J. R. Weguelin. Collated, complete.

Condition

In the original publisher's illustrated cloth binding. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear and a slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine and the extremities, as well as a minor mark to the rear board. Inscribed by a previous owner to the recto of the front blank paper, dated 1906. Internally, firmly bound. With some minor annotations and underlining to the occasional leaf, and a red mark to page seventeen and nineteen. Otherwise, the pages are bright and clean throughout. Illustrated with forty one impressive illustrations by J. R. Wegueliln. Collated, complete.

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