Lot 78
  • 78

Meredith, George

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3,000 - 4,000 USD
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Description

  • Poems. London: John W. Parker and Son, [1851].
  • Paper, ink, leather
8vo (172 x 110 mm). Half-title and errata. Original blind-stamped blue cloth; spine faded, corners bumped. [With:] Another copy in green cloth.

presentation copy of the first edition, inscribed with two poems and with text corrections.



Meredith is said to have destroyed 300 copies of this book, which contains his fine poem “Love in the Valley”.

Literature

Hayward 270