Herbert's Poems.
by George Herbert
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Scarborough , North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
circa 1890. Fine. 9 12 3. Brown morocco full binding. Embossed design with gilding on both boards. Spine has banding with gilt designs and title. All edges gilt. Very fine binding.
A very nicely bound late Victorian edition George Herbert (3 April 1593 – 1 March 1633) was a poet, orator, and priest of the Church of England. His poetry is associated with the writings of the metaphysical poets, and he is recognised as "one of the foremost British devotional lyricists." He was born into an artistic and wealthy family and largely raised in England. He received a good education that led to his admission to Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1609. He went there with the intention of becoming a priest, but he became the University's Public Orator and attracted the attention of King James I. He served in the Parliament of England in 1624 and briefly in 1625. After the death of King James, Herbert renewed his interest in ordination. He gave up his secular ambitions in his mid-thirties and took holy orders in the Church of England, spending the rest of his life as the rector of the rural parish of Fugglestone St Peter, just outside Salisbury. He was noted for unfailing care for his parishioners, bringing the sacraments to them when they were ill and providing food and clothing for those in need. Henry Vaughan called him "a most glorious saint and seer". He was never a healthy man and died of consumption at age 39.
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- Bookseller
- Martin Frost (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- FB1000 /6B
- Title
- Herbert's Poems.
- Author
- George Herbert
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- circa 1890
- Size
- 9 x12 x3cm
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Fine
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- Fine Binding
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- Edges
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- Gilt
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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