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[PATMORE, Coventry]. The angel in the house: the betrothal.

London. John W. Parker and Son, 1854. First edition.
8vo. viii, 191pp, [1]. Original publisher's brown cloth, printed paper lettering-piece. Rubbed, Some loss to head of spine/lettering-piece. Endpapers toned, lightly spotted. Presentation copy, inked inscription to verso fo FFEP: 'From the Author'.
The first edition of poet and essayist Coventry Patmore's (1823-1896) celebrated Romantic verse reminiscing on the courtship of his first wife; a companion work, which eulogised her, The Angel in the house: the espousals, appeared in 1856.
£ 150.00 Antiquates Ref: 19162