Algernon Charles Swinburne — Songs Before Sunrise

London, Chatto & Windus, 1896. Cloth. A smart new edition of this collection of poetry from English writer Algernon Charles Swinburne. New edition. Scarce. A collection of poems relating to Italy, and particularly its unification, dedicated to Italian patriot Giuseppe Mazzini, a hero of the author's whom he had met in March 1867. Written by Algernon Charles Swinburne, an English poet, playwright, novelist and critic. Publisher's catalogue to the rear. In the original full cloth binding with gilt. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and the odd small mark to the boards. Minor fading to the spine with a small split in the cloth to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small spot and light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .