Dora Greenwell — Poems

London, William Pickering, 1848. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Dora Greenwell's first poetry collection, a lovely example of Victorian religious poetry. First edition.An early and uncommon poetry collection by Dora Greenwell, this 1848 publication being her first foray into publishing her poetry.Greenwell later met with success in the 1860s, after more poems were published alongside some of these earlier works. She is known for her Christian poems, particularly 'I Am Not Skilled to Understand', which was set to music by William J. Kirkpatrick. This volume includes 'The Dream of a Poet's Youth', 'The Morning of the Gael', 'The Shepherd's Sabbath Song', 'The Love of the Humble', and more, with a total of fifty-five poems.Bookplate of Wanstell to the front paste down. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Spine is a little faded. A few light marks to the boards and spine. Bookplate to the front paste down, bookseller's label to the rear paste down. Some spots to the endpapers. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with a few scattered spots. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .