Robert Bridges — The Tapestry

London, Privately Printed, 1925. First edition. Leather. A scarce anthology of poems written in Neo-Miltonic Syllabics by Robert Bridges, a limited edition of only one hundred and fifty copies. The scarce first limited edition, limited to one hundred and fifty unnumbered copies. This edition was printed to showcase the Arrighi type by Frederic Warde and Stanley Morrison, a type designed after the hand of the sixteenth century Vatican scribe, Arrighi of Vicenza.This anthology, by Robert Bridges, is written in Neo-Miltonic Syllabics, a metre devised by Bridges. Including a total of eleven poems, such as 'The Flowering Tree', 'Poor Poll', 'The College Garden', and 'Cheddar Pinks&apos.Bridges was Poet Laureate from 1913 to 1930. In a full crushed morocco binding. Externally, generally smart. Rubbing to the joints and spine. Front joint and hinge are starting. Minor bumping to the extremities. A small amount of loss to the head of the spine. Light marks to the boards and spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good . Ill.: None. Good .