This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important. Gertzman, Fantasy, Fashion and Affection: Editions of Robert Herrick's Poetry for the Common Reader, 1810-1968, 1986, #56. Buy a cheap copy of Poems Selected From the Hesperides of. Johnson, Notes on the History of the Elston Press (1997) Jay A. It is replete with carpe diem sentiments. This collection of 1200 lyrical poems, his magnum opus, was published under his direction, and established his reputation. Spine and board edges toned, minor shelf wear to bottom edge, light scuffs and marks to boards, small ink mark to head of first blank else contents clean and bright, single gathering unopened, a very good copy. Hesperides is a book of poetry published in 1648 by English Cavalier poet Robert Herrick. Thou art my life, my love, my heart, The very eyes of me: And hast command of every part, To live and die for thee. Bid me despair, and Ill despair Under that cypress tree: Or bid me die, and I will dare Een death to die for thee. O'Kane, printed in Caslon Old Roman type. Bid me to weep, and I will weep, While I have eyes to see: And having none, yet I will keep A heart to weep for thee. At age 16, Herrick began a ten-year apprenticeship with his uncle. When Herrick was fourteen months old, his father died. Rubrication and initials printed in red from designs by H. Born on August 24, 1591, Robert Herrick was the seventh child and fourth son born to a London goldsmith, Nicholas, and his wife, Julian Stone Herrick. Original plain cloth-backed grey boards, titles in black to paper label to spine. This edition demonstrates the Elston Press "successfully working their way beyond the initial Kelmscott Press influence toward fully developing a unique style of its own, with O'Kane's illustrations and decorations now infused with a new artistic maturity, displaying a confident knowledge of renaissance bookmarking" (Johnson). was first published in 1648 and was viewed by Herrick as his "definitive life's work" (ODNB). Herrick's Hesperides, or, The Works both Humane & Divine of Robert Herrick Esq. Her designs "complement Hesperides beautifully and reflect the qualities of equanimity, sweetness, delicacy, and youthful idyllic enjoyment of nature for which the period admired Herrick" (Gertzman, p. This finely produced edition of Herrick's poems features striking woodcuts designed by the co-runner of the Elston Press Helen Marguerite O'Kane. print-on-demand item.First edition thus, one of 260 copies only, printed on Mayday 1903. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. by HERRICK, Robert and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at .uk. 1 2 It is replete with carpe diem sentiments. Hesperides or, The Works Both Humane & Divine of Robert Herrick Esq.
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