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John Keats. Endymion: A Poetic Romance. London: T. Miller for Taylor and Hessey, 1818....
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An unsophisticated copy in boards, contains Keats' famous line: "a thing of beauty is a joy forever"
John Keats. Endymion: A Poetic Romance. London: T.
Miller for Taylor and Hessey, 1818.8vo (222 x 143 mm). Half-title (imprint on verso), dedication to Thomas Chatterton (verso blank), single-line errata page and five-line errata on a small slip, 2 leaves of printer's advertisements at end dated May 1818. Original drab paper boards, printed paper spine label, uncut; cloth slipcase.
FIRST EDITION, exhibiting both forms of the errata. Wise (1923) asserted that copies with the single-line errata constituted a first issue, but copies in boards with both forms are noted, and as Hayward points out, from reference to the poet's correspondence, both single-line and five-line forms were printed prior to publication. The poem, written at age 21, includes one of his most enduring lines, "a thing of beauty is a joy forever," which would become a touchstone of the aesthetic movement a half century later.
Condition: Spine worn with small piece missing at head, some chipping to paper covering along joints and extending slightly onto covers in a few places; label browned with some chips affecting a few letters; joints cracked; corners bumped with some wear; a few bumps to board edges; covers a little skinned in a few places; hinges tender but holding. Some very minor spotting, but generally a very clean and fresh unsophisticated copy in boards.
References: Ashley III:13; Hayward 232; MacGillivray 2. From the William A. Strutz Library.
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2024 June 27 Important English and American Literature: The William A. Strutz Library, Part I, Rare Books Signature® Auction #6295 (go to Auction Home page)
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