John Morley (Editor) — Literary Essays

London, Arthur L Humphreys, 1906. Leather. A finely bound collection of critical essays on popular eighteenth century poets. Stated to the recto of half title page as 'reprinted by permission of Messrs Macmillan & Co&apos. Macmillan printed the original 1891 edition of Studies in Literature and several other critical books by Morley such as his Critical Miscellanies. In a binding from Hatchards and Co, with their binder's stamp to the front pastedown. This is the first time these five essays were published together. Contains critical essays on Byron, Carlyle, Macaulay, Wordsworth and his essay On The Study of Literature. John Morley was a British liberal statesman, writer, and newspaper editor. He wrote many biographies including Voltaire, Rousseau and Edmund Burke. In a full crushed morocco binding. Externally, very smart with light rubbing to the joints and to the head and tail of spine. Small loss to the head of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Scattered spots to the page edges. Good . Ill.: None. Good .