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John Keats. Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems. London: Taylor and Hessey, 1820....
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The Greenhill copy in original boards, uncut
John Keats. Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of St. Agnes, and
Other Poems. London: Taylor and Hessey, 1820.12mo (c.178 x 105 mm). Half-title with imprint on verso, advertisement leaf, 8pp. publisher's catalogue at end. Original paper boards, uncut; full morocco pull-off case.
FIRST EDITION OF KEATS' LAST AND FINEST VOLUME OF POETRY. It contains, besides the poems named in the title, works such as his "Ode to a Nightingale", "Ode on a Grecian Urn", and "To Autumn" that would fix his posthumous reputation as one of the greatest ever English poets. Published in July 1820, when Keats was seriously ill and soon to depart for Italy, it received warmer reviews than either of his previous publications, including a sympathetic notice from Francis Jeffrey at the Edinburgh Review, who said of his poems: "it is impossible to resist the intoxication of their sweetness, or to shut our hearts to the enchantments they so lavishly present."
Condition: Spine neatly rebacked preserving most of the original backstrip and printed spine label; corners a little bumped and worn; label rubbed partially illegible. Short marginal tear on B4; two small marginal chips on I9-10; very minor occasional soiling; internal tear at gutter on rear endpaper.
References: Grolier, English 72; Hayward 233; MacGillivray 3.
Provenance: Early owner's quotation from Keats in ink on rear endpaper; Harold Greenhill (bookplate). 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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