Songs of Seven
Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1866. [POETRY]. University Press: Welch, Bigelow & Co., Cambridge.
First edition. 8vo; 29pp; rust colored cloth over beveled board, blind stamped decoration to boards, gilt stamped title and author to front, gilt-stamped title to rear and spine; all edges gilt; yellow glazed eps; text and illustration set within a relief printed red border featuring a Maltese cross at each corner; thick cream colored stock printed recto only; wood engraved illustrations; binding tight; light scuffing to edges, a few smudges; near fine.
OCLC locates only 2 copies of the first edition, one in Canada and one at the University of Florida. Item #2257
Jean Ingelow (1820-1897) was a popular British poet and author. This volume records the common events and dreams of a woman’s life from the age of seven to the age of forty-nine, hence the title, Songs of Seven.
Beautifully illustrated with fine wood engravings picturing a woman at the different stages of her life.
Price: $100.00