Edward Quillinan — Woodcuts and Verses

Kent, Printed at the private Press if Lee Priory by John Warwick, 1820 . First edition. Hardback. A very scarce limited edition copy of this collection of engraved poems printed privately by the Lee Priory Press. A limited edition copy, with only one hundred copies printed.Published at the private press of Lee Priory.Printed by John Warwick. The private press was established by Sir Egerton Brydges, who named the press after his house in Kent. This book was designed to showcase the press, and also the poetry of Brydges's son-in-law Edward Quillinan.Edward Quilinan was an English poet who married William Wordsworth's daughter Dorothy. Printed on Chinese paper, this volume holds a 14 page preface by the poet, unpaginated engraved poems, and 16 pages of notes to the rear. In red hardback binding. In hardback binding. Externally, generally smart. Bumping to extremities, most significant to the head and tail of the spine. Rubbing to joints, with the odd mark and fading to boards. Spotting to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with spotting and age toning. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .