Henry Francis Lyte — Poems, Chiefly Religious

London, James Nisbet, 1833. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this collection of Anglican poems by Anglican divine, hymnodist and poet Henry Francis Lyte. The very scarce first edition of this work, a charming volume of religious poetry, with titles including 'Mary's Grave', 'The Voice of God', 'Jesus Wept' and 'New Year's Morning Hymn&apos. Leon Litvack wrote in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography that although Lyte's 'poetic energies were directed at scripturally and evangelically minded audiences, his lyric gift was universally appreciated&apos.With the armorial bookplate 'Selbourne' to the front pastedown, along with the name plate J. O. Edwards. With a contemporary inscription to the front free endpaper.Single page publisher's advertisement to rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Front board detached. Rear joint starting, with board holding firm. Losses to cloth at back strip, most concentrated to head and centre of rear joint. Bookplate to front pastedown, inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Spotting to title page, with pages otherwise clean and bright. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .