Walter Savage Landor — The Last Fruit Off an Old Tree

London, Edward Moxon, 1853. First edition. Cloth. A collection of prose and poetry by the eighteenth century writer Walter Savage Landor, whose work has been highly regarded by his literary peers. First Edition 'The Last Fruit off an Old Tree' by Walter Savage Landor contains fresh conversations, critical and controversial essays, miscellaneous epigrams, lyrics and occasional poems of various kind and merit, closing with Five Scenes on the martyrdom of Beatrice Cenci. Walter Savage Landor (1775 - 1864) was an English writer and poet. His best known works were the prose Imaginary Conversations, and the poem Rose Aylmer, but the critical acclaim he received from contemporary poets and reviewers was not matched by public popularity. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown and ink inscription to front free endpaper. In a cloth binding. Externally, generally smart but with slight wear to extremities, fading to spine and slight rubbing and marks to boards. Internally, generally firmly bound. Bright and generally clean throughout with only the odd slight handling mark. Good . Ill.: None. Good .