THE STRICKEN DEER or The Life of Cowper, by David Cecil

THE STRICKEN DEER
or
THE LIFE OF COWPER

David Cecil

1929, London, Constable & Co, Ltd.

Printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay & Sons Ltd

Hard cover, 9" x 6-1/4",

Fine Binding 3/4 dark green calf, on gold and color marbled boards (matching front free end-papers), typical mild bumping of spine ends, wear to board margins, one round loss to green color approx 1/4" diameter from front calf near spine; spine handsomely titled between bands alternating floral-bordered gold urns

delux printing on laid paper, 302 pages,

4 good black and white illustrations include two portraits after original works in the National Gallery and two 1810 prints

Text and illustrations in exceptionally clean (near unread) condition, 'prefaratory note' / 'contents' page in original uncut condition, as are various other following pages.

Fine decorative bookplate "ex libris Mariae Gerard Messenger"

...................................................................................................... $ 90.