James Montgomery — Greenland and Other Poems

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1819. First edition. Leather. A smartly bound first edition copy of this brilliant anthology of poems by James Montgomery. The first edition of this work.An anthology of the poems of James Montgomery, leading with his epic 'Greenland', a beautiful topographical poem written in heroic couplets.This anthology also includes a selection of miscellaneous verse, including 'The Time-Piece', 'Israel in Captivity', 'Saints in Heaven', and more.Montgomery was a Scottish poet, editor, and hymn writer, of the Moravian Church. Bookplate of Howard Lloyd to the front paste down.Collated, bound without the half-title. In a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart, with rubbing to the boards. Light bumping to the extremities. Spine is a little faded. A few light marks to the boards. Hinges have been reinforced. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with the occasional spot. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .