Robert Herrick; Alfred Pollard [ed]; A. C. Swinburne — Robert Herrick: The Hesperides & Noble Numbers

London, Lawrence & Bullen, Ltd, 1898. Cloth. A two volume set of poetry by Robert Herrick, including his 'Hesperides' and 'Noble Numbers&apos. The 'Muses Library' revised edition. A complete two volume set. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece to 'Volume One&apos. This set features 'The Hesperides' and 'The Noble', two collections of poetry by Robert Herrick which established his reputation. Herrick was an English seventeenth century lyric and Anglican poet. 'The Hesperides' is Herrick's magnum opus and features a collection of 1200 lyrical poems, with heavy themes of seizing the day. 'The noble' is a smaller collection of spiritual works. In the original publisher's gilt cloth. Externally smart with fading to the spines, slight rubbing to the extremities with very small closed tears to the head and tail of the spine. Offsetting to the endpapers with hinges starting. Internally generally firmly bound with only the slightest strain in places. Pages very lightly age toned with occasional light spotting. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .