Joseph Whittingham Salmon — Moral Reflections in Verse

Nantwich, E. Snelson; Craig Nantwich, 1796 . First edition. Leather. A wonderful example of the vanishingly scarce first edition of Joseph Whittingham Salmon's charming work of poetry about the beauties of the natural world, as seen in Hawkstone Park in Shropshire. The vanishingly scarce first edition of this volume of poetry from Joseph Whittingham Salmon.A long poetic work composed during and after the author"s visit to Hawkstone Park in Shropshire, combining descriptive verse about the landscape with moral and philosophical reflections inspired by the scenery.ESTC T127546Rebacked, with endpapers renewed.The poetry pairs observations of the park"s romantic beauty with commentary on the natural world, using this as a prompt for meditation on virtue and human conduct. Rebacked in calf, retaining the original half calf marbled paper covered boards, with endpapers renewed. Externally, excellent. Ink notation to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with the odd light spot. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .