RARE! 1862 Rhymes & Roundelayes In Praise A Country Life - Gorgeous, Antique Poetry Book by D. Appleton Publishers - Civil War Era

Rhymes and Roundelayes in Praise of a Country Life: Adorned with Many Pictures is a rare and extraordinary example of Civil War era publishing. 

This 159 year old leather-bound book of poetry presents poems in tribute to nature from the major poets of its time and every time, include Shakespeare, Milton, Bryon, Shelley, Keats, Longfellow, Wordsworth, Coleridge, and many more, curated into 14 sections according to the life cycle of nature as we know it... Sunrise and Morning Spring Songs of the Birds Spring Flowers Summer Flocks & Herds Rural Scenery Autumn Harvest Woods & Streams Winter Country Sport Christmas Tide Evening and Night.  

The timeless poetry is beautifully augmented with 44 delicate, etched illustrations of the period by notable artists including Birket Foster, Edward Duncan, George Dodgson, Walter Goodall, Harrison Weir, and more.

Brown leather covers with gold gilt decoration to the covers and the spine with gorgeous spine detailing. Page edges are gold gilt as well.

BIXLEY NOTES

• Rhymes & Roundelayes in Praise of a Country Life: Adorned with Many Pictures

• 192 page leather-bound antique poetry book

• Published by D. Appleton & Company, 1862

• Embossed, gilded covers & binding 

• Gilded page edges

• Marblized End Papers

• Measures 8 3/4" x 6 3/4"

VINTAGE NOTES

• In remarkable condition for its age (159 years old)

• Expected wear on the front and back covers and binding

• Binding is tight

• Pages have yellowed a bit but otherwise are in terrific condition with no marks, creases, or tears

• Inscription on the inside front cover dated January 1, 1862

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