John Donne; Kingsley Hart — Poems of Love

London, The Folio Society, 1958. Cloth. A pleasing Folio Society collection of the love poetry of influential English writer John Donne, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. With a frontispiece. A collection of the love poetry of John Donne, an English poet, scholar, soldier and secretary, who later became a cleric in the Church of England. He is considered the preeminent representative of the metaphysical poets, with his works being noted for their metaphorical and sensual style. This volume includes titles such as: Womans Constancy, The Sunne Rising, A Feaver, Loves Exchange, and The Dreame, amongst others. With an introduction from Kingsley Hart, a British writer and editor. In the original quarter calf with cloth covered boards. Externally, very smart with minor rubbing and fading to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with light wear to the extremities and minor sunning to the spine. The odd small mark to the panels with light loss to the tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.