[Rarebooks] FS: First Edition of Coleridge's SIBYLLINE LEAVES, 1817, in original boards
Charles Agvent
agvent at erols.com
Thu Oct 23 12:48:17 EDT 2008
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COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor. SIBYLLINE LEAVES: A COLLECTION OF POEMS.
London: Rest Fenner 1817. First Edition. Bound in original boards
backed in plum cloth, neatly rebacked; half-title page and two-page
errata present. The first collected edition of Coleridge's poetry.
Contains the revised version of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,"
published here for the first time under Coleridge's name, and eight
previously unpublished poems, including "Dejection: An Ode" and one
by the American artist Washington Allston. Also present in a much
enlarged form is "The Destiny of Nations." Housed in cloth chemise
and moderately worn custom red quarter morocco slipcase with gilt
spine titles and five raised spine bands by James Macdonald. Tear to
one text page with no loss. Edgewear to boards. Very Good or better.
$1500.00
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