The Testament of Beauty A Poem in Four Books
by Robert Bridges
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Clarendon Press, 1930. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 7". None. A lovely quarter vellum bound large paper edition of The Testament of Beauty A Poem in Four Books by Robert Bridges, Poet Laureate. With a photogravure portrait of Bridges to frontispiece. With a publisher's note on the text bound in to rear. Robert Seymour Bridges, OM, (1844 - 1930) was a British poet, and poet laureate from 1913 to 1930. Despite being made poet laureate in 1913, Bridges was never a very well known poet and only achieved his great popularity shortly before his death with The Testament of Beauty. However, his verse evoked response in many great British composers of the time. Among those to set his poems to music were Hubert Parry, Gustav Holst, and later Gerald Finzi. Two previous owner's ink inscriptions to front free endpaper. In a quarter vellum binding with marbled paper covered boards. Externally, smart but with slight wear to extremities and the occasional mark. Internally, firmly bound. Bright and generally clean throughout but with slight spotting and marks to endpapers. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LTH7-D-6
- Title
- The Testament of Beauty A Poem in Four Books
- Author
- Robert Bridges
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Clarendon Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1930
- Size
- 8.5" by 7"
- Keywords
- Poet Poetry Romance Laureate Poetry
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Vellum
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- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...