Robert Herrick; Alfred Pollard [ed]; A. C. Swinburne — The Hesperides & Noble Numbers

London, Lawrence & Buller, 1891 . Leather. A smart complete two volume set of this limited edition collection of lyrical poetry by seventeenth century poet Robert Herrick. Complete in two volumes.Limited edition copies, being number 89/200 large paper copies printed. Bound in half brown morocco, with a gilt to top edge.A collection of poetry by Robert Herrick, edited by Alfred Pollard, with a preface by A. C. Swinburne.Herrick was a 17th-century English lyric poet and Anglican cleric. Despite not gaining recognition until the late twentieth century, Herrick became recognized as one of the most accomplished nondramatic poets of his age.Hesperides was Herrick's most popular work, originally published in 1648, containing 1200 lyrical poems that are replete with carpe diem sentiments.With a facsimile original title page and frontispiece to Volume I.Including the bookplate of John Charles Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey, who was a British jurist and politician. In half morocco bindings. Volume I has been rebacked, with the original spine laid down. Externally, very smart. Fading to spines. Rubbing to joints of Volume II, with a crack to the tail of the rear joint, and the extremities of the joints starting. Light marks to boards. Slight rubbing to spines. Shelf wear to extremities. Previous owner's bookplate to front paste downs. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .