Thomas Romney Robinson — Juvenile Poems

Belfast, J. Smyth & D. Lyons, 1806. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition of Thomas Romney Robinson's juvenile poems, illustrated with a frontispiece. The first edition of this work.A very scarce work.A collection of the juvenile poems by Thomas Romney Robinson, published when he was fourteen. Illustrated with a frontispiece.Robinson went on to become a well known astronomer and physicist, as was the longtime director of the Armagh Astronomical Observatory. He was also the inventor of the 4-cup anemometer.Two pages of publisher's adverts to the rear.Collated, bound without gathering C, and leaves K2 and K3. Rebound in a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, smart. A couple of light marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with the odd spot, and a tidemark to the tail of the pages. Bound without gathering C, and leaves K2 and K3. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .