Elfin Music, 1888 First Edition, Anthology Of English Fairy Poetry, Rare

Scarce First Edition,

ELFIN MUSIC.
An Anthology of English Fairy Poetry. Selected and arranged, with an introduction, by Arthur Edward Waite.

First Edition printed 1888 by Walter Scott, London.

Includes works by Edgar Allan Poe, Edmund Spenser, William Shakespeare, Sir Walter Scott, John Keats plus many more. See listing photographs for full list of contents.

This edition was part of The Canterbury Poets series. This series was a late‑19th‑century collection of poetry volumes published by Walter Scott Ltd., edited largely by William Sharp, featuring works by major poets such as Robert Browning and many others.

The book measures 11cm x 14cm.

CONDITION:

There are clear signs of age, use and wear. The brown cloth cover has general surface rubbing, discolouration and staining. Front board has a lovely floral and bird design merged with gilt title, similar design on the spine. Hinges/joints holding well with no splitting. Head and tail of spine shelf worn. Brown end papers/paste downs. Front first end paper has a previous owner address embossed along top edge. Ink stamped name G. Wilcox on half title page, main title page, and contents page. No further inscriptions, underlining, highlighting or notes. Text block good, firm with no loose or missing pages. General age toning/yellowing of the paper throughout, along with some mild foxing. A couple of pages of ads at the rear.

Overall the book remains in good reading condition. A scarce first edition, and wonderful addition to any Fairy Book lovers collection.

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