Coventry Patmore — The Angel in the House

London, John W. Parker and Son, 1858. Vellum. A smart second edition of this narrative poem from English writer and critic Coventry Patmore. The scarce second edition. A narrative poem being an idealised account of Patmore's courtship of his first wife, Emily Augusta Andrews, whom he believed to be the perfect woman. Although largely ignored upon publication, it became enormously popular in the United States during the later nineteenth century and then in Britain. Written by Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore, an English poet and literary critic best known for this work. Bound by Winstanley, Manchester. Bound in full paper vellum. Externally, very smart with light wear to the extremities. Minor discolouration to the spine due to ageing. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot, predominantly to the endpapers. Bound by Winstanley, Manchester. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .