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    By William Allingham
    London   G. Routledge and Co.
    7" by 4.5" xliii, [3], 221, [2] pp.
    The scarce first edition of a narrative poem written by the influential Irish poet, as well as his revised Two Series of Day and Night Songs.
    By William Allingham

    1855 The Music Master

    London   G. Routledge and Co.
    7" by 4.5" xliii, [3], 221, [2] pp.
    The scarce first edition of a narrative poem written by the influential Irish poet, as well as his revised Two Series of Day and Night Songs.
    £1,400.00
    : 0.5kgs / : 993N2
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    Description

    First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

    The scarce first edition of The Music Master, A Love Story, including Two Series of Day and Night Songs, written by Irish poet William Allingham. Published by G. Routledge and Co. in 1855.

    In the publisher's original cloth, with a frontispiece and eight other beautiful woodcut illustrations by Arthur Hughes, D.G. Rosetti and John E. Millais, seven of which are plates. Collated complete.

    A leaf containing publisher's original advertisements at the end of the book.

    Allingham, a lyrical poet of the Victorian era, compiles poems that he had written since 1850, including the Day and Night Songs written in 1854, as well as the titular Music Master, first published in this volume. Allingham was a great influence on W.B. Yeats and published an array of poetry acclaimed for its graceful imagery.

    Condition

    In the publisher's original cloth. Externally, smart, with the rare small mark. Rubbing to the joints and bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. Slight fading to the spine. End papers are generally bright and clean, with the minimal mark. Previous owner's bookplate to the front free end paper. Internally, firmly bound, with slight signs of wear to hinges between leaves p.64 and plate, pp.128-129 and 208-209. A closed tear to plate adjoining p.104. Pages are generally bright and clean, with the small rare mark and slight spotting to plate extremities, heavier to frontispiece.

    Very Good

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