Poetry of Robert Herrick 1882 – Illus. by Edwin A. Abbey | 1st Edition

$99.00

Author: Robert Herrick; Edwin Austin Abbey illustrator
Publisher: Harper & Brothers, NY 1882
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Size: 4to
Attributes: First Edition, Illustrated

First edition, first printing. A large and heavy book, decorated yellow cloth, faded and stained, binding shaky, front hinge starting, all edges gilt, a dozen pages loose, interior clean, unmarked. Profusely illustrated by Edward Austin Abbey with hundreds of illustrations, a gorgeous and rare book. Good.

The Poetry of Robert Herrick (1882), illustrated by Edwin Austin Abbey, is a lavish tribute to the 17th-century English Cavalier poet, blending Herrick’s lyrical verses—celebrating love, nature, and fleeting beauty—with Abbey’s exquisite Pre-Raphaelite-inspired artwork. This deluxe edition, published by Harper & Brothers, showcases Herrick’s most famous poems (“To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time,” “Upon Julia’s Clothes”) alongside Abbey’s intricate pen-and-ink drawings and full-page engravings, which evoke the rustic charm and sensual elegance of Herrick’s Hesperides (1648).

For Fans of This Edition, Try:

The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (illus. Elihu Vedder) – Another Victorian-illustrated poetic classic.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (illus. Arthur Rackham) – For more Shakespearean whimsy.
The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer (Kelmscott Press, illus. Edward Burne-Jones) – A pinnacle of Pre-Raphaelite book art.

A Victorian gem for poetry and illustration lovers