William Entriken Baily — Classical Poems

Cincinnati, Robert Clarke and Co, 1892 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first and only edition of this slight volume of poetry by William Entriken Baily. Inspired by 'the animus of a great deal of what constitutes orthodox English poetry' - citing Milton, Shakespeare, Keats and Wordsworth - Baily offers twenty-nine examples of his 'classical poetry&apos.Poem titles include 'The Queen of Dreamland', 'The Sybarite' and 'Tempus Fugit&apos.With the inscription 'To Millie Mundie from Mrs Liddel July 1894' to a front blank. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip tail, with light marks to boards. Contemporary inscription to a front blank. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .