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1906 The Ancient Mariner
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Description
Colour Plates, Decorative Binding, Illustrated
An illustrated edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with pictorial gilt to the front board. Top edge gilt.
Previous owner's bookplate to the front paste down.
Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and three further colour plates by book illustrator and stained-glass artist Paul Woodroffe (1875-1954). Collated, complete.
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, first published in 1798, marked the beginning of British Romantic literature. This tragic poem recounts the story of a cursed sailor, which is told as a warning to consider the consequences of one's actions. It is now so famous that it prompted the English language idiom: "an albatross around one's neck".
Undated, dated through copies held at the British Library.
Condition
In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, except for small losses to the cloth to the head of the spine and to the bottom corner of the front board. Gilt remains bright. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for a little offsetting to the end papers.
Very Good
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