Description
Offered here is an 1864 London edition of Lucasta, the poems of Richard Lovelace, edited with introduction and notes by W. Carew Hazlitt and published by John Russell Smith. This edition aimed to present Lovelace’s work in a more readable, carefully revised text and remains a desirable Victorian-era scholarly printing for collectors of 17th-century English poetry.
This copy is especially appealing for its attractive Birdsall & Son (Northampton) binding work and old-library provenance, while still being best suited to a collector comfortable with a clear binding flaw.
Key points / what makes it desirable:
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1864 Hazlitt-edited Lovelace: a significant 19th-century edited presentation of Lucasta (London: John Russell Smith)
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Birdsall & Son, Northampton binder’s stamp (known English bookbinding firm)
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Handsome half-leather style binding with marbled boards and gilt ruling
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Provenance: two bookplates present, including an armorial “F. E. Sotheby, Ecton” plate and “Charles William Seiniger”
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Includes period-style internal facsimile/illustrated material shown in photos (including “Elegies” section material)
Condition (please read):
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Front board is detached (front cover separated; present)
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Foxing/spotting to blank prelims/endpapers; general age toning
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Light handling wear/rubbing to binding, especially at edges/spine ends
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Minor pencil notation seen on a blank leaf
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Contents appear complete to the best of our ability to confirm from the photos provided
Please view all photos closely for condition and completeness, including the detached board and interior examples. This will ship carefully packed to protect the detached cover in transit.
