ORION, AN EPIC POEM
by Horne, Richard Henry
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- Hardcover
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Austin, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Horne, Richard Henry. ORION, AN EPIC POEM. London: J. Miller, 1843. First edition. Contemporary three-quarter morocco and marbled boards, rebacked. Presentation copy inscribed by Horne on the half-title: "John Edmund Reade, with regards of R. H. H., 1843." Horne priced this work at one farthing to draw attention to the public's contempt for epic poetry, which gained him much notoriety. But the poem was highly praised by Poe, Carlyle, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and others. Horne and Browning carried on a long correspondence and co-authored a later book. Hayward 261. NCBEL III:525.
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- Mac Donnell Rare Books (US)
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- Title
- ORION, AN EPIC POEM
- Author
- Horne, Richard Henry
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Keywords
- SIGNED
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The owner of Mac Donnell Rare Books is a former rare book librarian and widely published bibliographer with more than 40 years experience in rare books. We maintain a fine rare book inventory of 19th and 20th century American and English literary first editions, association copies, and autographs, with a specialty in Mark Twain. We also offer qualified tax and insurance appraisals, and library development consultation.
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- 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...
- First Edition
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- Rebacked
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- Inscribed
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