Percy Bysshe Shelley; Elizabeth Shelley; Richard Garnett [ed.] — Original Poetry by Victor & Cazire

London; New York, John Lane at the Sign of the Bodley Head, 1898. Hardback. A copy of this collection of poetry by siblings Percy Bysshe Shelley and Elizabeth Shelley, once owned by Sir Richard Strachey. Bound in original publisher's paper-covered boards. With the bookplate of British soldier and Indian administrator Richard Strachey to front paste down. Strachey was also the President of the Royal Geographical Society. With the loose spine piece present and slotted into front endpapers. A collection of work by Percy Bysshe Shelley and his sister, Elizabeth Shelley.  They were first published in 1810, and contained sixteen poems and one poem fragment. Upon initial publication, the work faced controversy, as the siblings had included a previously anonymously published poem attributed to Matthew Gregory Lewis. This edition was published upon the recovery of a scarce copy of the original edition. Bound in original paper-covered boards. Externally, slightly worn. Mild rubbing and bumping to extremities. Notable loss to spine, with corresponding spine piece slotted inside. Significant lifting to lower section of spine. Moderate sunning to board extremities. Association bookplate to front paste down. Ink inscription to ffep. Front hinge slightly starting, but holding. Moderate age toning to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean, with infrequent moderate spotting and age toning. Good . Ill.: None. Good .