BRIDGES, Robert. The Shorter Poems of Robert Bridges. FIRST EDITION. George Bell & Sons. 1890
Half title. F.e.ps sl. browned. Orig. maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt; corners, head & tail of spine sl bumped, spine sl. faded. Ink inscription on leading f.e.p. 'BMSC from ASC, Christmas 1890'. Publishers notice & errata tipped in. 91pp.
¶Bridges, 1844-1930, a doctor and poet appointed Britain's Poet Laureate from 1913-1930. In the end note to this volume, Bridges writes: 'the poems contained in Book I are my final selection from a volume published in 1873. Those of Book II are from a pamphlet published in 1879 ... Book III is made up of poems from a pamphlet published in 1880'.
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